LLL: Language, Linguistics & Learning: GRAMMAR PATTERNS 1: VERBS (Collins Cobuild)

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

GRAMMAR PATTERNS 1: VERBS (Collins Cobuild)

Just to let you know that, thanks to Collins Cobuild & Oliver Mason, GRAMMAR PATTERNS 1: VERBS is available in its entirety online for FREE!!!

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Here's the TOC:
Chapter 1: Simple Patterns

1 V
2 V n
3 V pl-n
4 V pron-refl
5 V amount
6 V adj
7 V -ing
8 V to-inf
9 V inf
10 V that
11 V wh
12 V wh-to-inf
13 V with quote
14 V so/not
15 V as if, V as though
16 V and v

Chapter 2: Simple Patterns with Prepositions and Adverbs

1 V prep/adv, V adv/prep
2 V adv
3 pl-n V together
4 V prep
5 V about n
6 V across n
7 V after n
8 V against n
9 V around/round n
10 V as adj
11 V as n
12 V as to wh
13 V at n
14 V between pl-n
15 V by amount
16 V by -ing
17 V for n
18 V from n
19 V in n
20 V in favour of n
21 V into n
22 V like n
23 V of n
24 V off n
25 V on n
26 V on to n, V onto n
27 V out of n
28 V over n
29 V through n
30 V to n
31 V towards/toward n
32 V under n
33 V with n
34 Less frequent patterns

Chapter 3: Complex Patterns

1 V n n
2 V n adj
3 V n -ing
4 V n to-inf
5 V n inf
6 V n that
7 V n wh
8 V n wh-to-inf
9 V n with quote
10 V n -ed

Chapter 4: Complex Patterns with Prepositions and Adverbs

1 V n prep/adv, V n adv/prep
2 V n with adv
3 V pl-n with together
4 V way prep/adv
5 V n about n
6 V n against n
7 V n as adj
8 V n as n
9 V n as to wh
10 V n at n
11 V n between/among pl-n
12 V n by n
13 V n for n
14 V n from n
15 V n in n
16 V n into n
17 V n into -ing
18 V n of n
19 V n off n
20 V n on n
21 V n onto n, V n on to n
22 V n out of n
23 V n over n
24 V n to n
25 V n towards/toward n
26 V n with n
27 Less frequent patterns

Chapter 5: Link Verbs
Chapter 6: Reciprocal Verbs
Chapter 7: Ergative Verbs
Chapter 8: Ergative Reciprocal Verbs
Chapter 9: Verb Patterns with it