In:English Sentence Constructions
Marjolijn H. Verspoor, Tim Kassenberg, Merel Keijzer and Gregory J. Poarch
[Not in series 240] 2022
► pp. 258–261
Index
A
- a few99
- a great deal of99
- a great many99
- a lot of99
- abstract noun89
- active sentence 56, 72, 74
- active voice56
- actor72
- adjective 77, 92, 183
- adjective clause subordinator105
- adjective clause 38, 105
- adjective phrase 118, 119, 136, 137, 179
- adverb 92, 94
- adverb clause subordinator106
- adverb in multi-word verb81
- adverb phrase 118, 138, 147, 161
- adverbial 20, 30, 162
- agent 64, 72, 213
- appear25
- article 99, 114
- assume27
- attribute 18, 20
- aux135
- auxiliary verb47
B
- base form 51, 61
- basic verb forms 50, 51
- be 24, 53, 60, 61
- become25
- being pattern24
- believe75
- benefactive object 20, 25
C
- call27
- can 55, 62
- cardinal numeral99
- central modal 55, 62
- certify27
- classifying genitive122
- clause 33, 151
- cleft constructions170
- closed word class88
- coherence215
- come62
- comma 102, 126, 203
- comma splice 102, 200
- common noun89
- communicative function16
- comparative form92
- complement23
- complement of preposition140
- complex sentence 36, 176, 210
- complex transitive verb 27, 67, 73, 83, 165
- complex verb phrase46
- compound object101
- compound sentence 34, 101, 176
- compound subject101
- compound-complex sentence 41, 176
- concerning 115, 140
- concrete noun89
- conjunction101
- conjunctive adverb 36, 93, 102, 115, 201
- connectors 101, 114
- consider27
- constituent 20, 22, 45
- conventionalized passive construction 77, 84, 165
- coordinate conjunction 35, 101, 199
- coordinator 35, 101, 176, 200
- copula verb 25, 65
- correlative conjunction 35, 101
- could 55, 62
- count noun89
- crown27
D
- dangling modifier201
- dare 55, 62
- declarative15
- declare27
- deem27
- demonstrative pronoun97
- dependent clause 36, 151
- dependent pronoun 95, 121
- determiner 96, 100, 121, 122, 178
- direct object 20, 69
- direct quotation154
- direct quotation as direct object154
- discontinuous modifier of adjectives136
- discontinuous modifier of adverb138
- ditransitive verb 25, 67, 73, 165
- do 57, 60, 62
- doing/seeing pattern 25, 65
E
- each other98
- elect27
- ellipsis167
- ellipsis in relative clauses132
- end focus principle215
- end weighted sentence212
- exclamatory15
- existential construction169
- extraposed construction 160, 166
- extraposed object160
- extraposed subject160
- extraposition 160, 166
F
- feel 25, 157
- finite adverb clause162
- finite clause 69, 153
- finite dependent clause153
- finite verb 48, 152, 176, 185
- finite verb forms48
- force70
- fragment199
- front-weighted sentence211
- function 20, 45, 87, 117
- functions of phrases142
G
- get62
- giving/buying pattern25
- go62
- grow25
H
- have 54, 60, 62, 157
- head 117, 178
- hear157
- help157
- helping verb47
- how(ever)154
I
- idiomatic noun preposition verb81
- imperative16
- indefinite pronoun98
- independent clause 35, 151
- independent pronoun129
- indirect object 20, 26
- indirect quotation154
- indirect quotation as direct object154
- interjection111
- interrogative16
- interrogative adverb 92, 104, 114
- interrogative pronoun 97, 113, 173
- intransitive verb 24, 65, 83
- irregular verb51
- it’s/its96
K
- keep on62
L
- let157
- lexical verb 47, 64
- look25
M
- main clause 34, 150, 173
- main verb47
- make 25, 27, 157
- making/considering pattern 27, 67
- many a99
- marginal modal55
- mass noun89
- may 55, 62
- might 55, 62
- modal auxiliary55
- modals 55, 62
- modify92
- monotransitive verb 25, 67, 73
- mood (grammatical) 56, 60, 62
- multi-word verb80
- multi-word preposition109
- must 55, 62
N
- name27
- need 55, 62
- non-canonical construction150
- non-count noun89
- non-finite clause(s) 70, 74, 91, 155
- non-finite adverb clause162
- non-finite dependent clause176
- non-finite noun clause153
- non-finite verb50
- non-restrictive postmodifiers125
- notice157
- noun clause153
- noun clause subordinator104
- noun phrase119
- nouns88
- number (grammatical)49
- numeral 99, 113
O
- object attribute20
- observe157
- one another98
- open word class112
- order71
- ordering of auxiliary verbs58
- ordinal numeral99
- ought to 55, 62
P
- parallel structures 102, 214
- participants17
- passive auxiliary72
- passive be 56, 63
- passive construction 72, 164
- passive sentence 57, 165
- passive voice57
- past participle50
- past participle as adjective77
- past tense48
- patient72
- perfect have 54, 59
- person (grammatical)48
- personal pronoun96
- phrasal prepositional verb81
- phrasal verb81
- phrase 43, 69, 86, 117, 152, 13
- phrase constituents142
- plain infinitive 50, 157
- possessive pronoun96
- postmodifiers of nouns 119, 124, 180
- predicate22
- predicator23
- premodifier179
- premodifiers of nouns 119, 179
- preposition in multi-word verb81
- prepositional phrase 118, 141
- prepositional verb81
- preposition 108, 115
- present participle 50, 53, 61
- present tense48
- process18
- progressive be 53, 59
- pronoun 95, 113
- proper noun89
- prototypical sentence patterns23
- prove 25, 27
- pseudo-cleft construction171
- punctuation of compound structures 203, 207
- punctuation of dependent structures203
- punctuation of sentence/clause constituents203
- punctuation of postmodifiers204
Q
- quantifier98
R
- realization 45, 87, 118
- reciprocal pronoun98
- redundancy210
- reflexive pronoun98
- regard27
- regular verb51
- relative adverb 93, 105
- relative clause subordinator105
- relative clause 38, 105, 151
- relative pronoun 96, 105, 129
- remain25
- restrictive postmodifier125
- run-on sentence199
- running pattern24
S
- see 75, 157
- seem25
- semi-colon 35, 199
- semi-modal 56, 76
- sentence 33, 150, 173
- sentence adverbs93
- sentence constituents31
- setting 18, 20
- shall 55, 62
- should 55, 62
- simple sentence 34, 176
- simple verb phrase46
- smell25
- so99
- sound25
- specifying genitive 122, 178
- specifying modifier125
- start62
- statement153
- subject 20, 45
- subject attribute 20, 24, 45
- subordinate clause34
- subordinating conjunction 104, 105
- subordinator 36, 97, 104, 154, 176
- supposed to 76, 112
T
- taste25
- tell71
- temporary object166
- temporary subject160
- tensed verb48
- that 96, 151, 153
- there169
- to be74
- to be able to 56, 62
- to be allowed to 56, 62, 76
- to be believed to62
- to be forced to62
- to have to 56, 62
- to infinitive 50, 155, 157
- to seem to62
- to want to 56, 62
- transitive verb 65, 164
- transitive verbs and passive sentences 73, 164
- turn25
U
- used to 55, 62
V
- varieties15
- verb phrase 45, 118, 135
- verbs91
W
- what(ever)154
- when(ever)154
- where(ever)154
- which96
- which clause as adverbial161
- which(ever)154
- who96
- who(ever)154
- whom96
- whose 96, 129
- wh-question154
- will 55, 62
- wipe68
- word class 86, 112
- word order29
- would 55, 62
Y
- yes/no question154
