1 FIND (VVI) OUT (RP) 628420 2 CHECK (VV0) OUT (RP) 625025 3 FIGURE (VVI) OUT (RP) 394099 4 GOING (VVG) ON (RP@) 375296 5 SET (VVI) UP (RP) 339323 6 END (VVI) UP (RP) 307480 7 GO (VVI) BACK (RP) 305333 8 SET (VVN) UP (RP) 297897 9 FIND (VV0) OUT (RP) 292696 10 […]
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Here’s an idiomatic and advanced example of a lexical verb followed by an adverb: I think I‘ve always had a talent for painting and drawing. I think it‘s something that came naturally. listen It is much rarer to follow a lexical verb by a general adverb than a preposition or adverb of degree. In this search in iWeb corpus, we have removed results that do not match the criteria or
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Following a lexical verb with a degree adverb is possible but much rarer than following a lexical verb with a preposition and a little rarer than following a lexical verb with a general adverb. Here we have kept the results with _VV _RG 11 TAKES ABOUT 36989 All in all, the process takes about a month, give or take. listen 12 LOOKS VERY 34563
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We use claws7 tagging software to analyze the part of speech of ‘over’. Claws7 is used in iWeb corpus so it is easy to also look for examples. I go_VV0 over_RP the_AT bridge_NN1 ._. (if lexical verb before then ‘over’ is a particle, regardless if followed by a noun or prepositional phrase) I go_VV0 over_RP
A search for: _N _RL 1 RIGHT (NN1_RR) AWAY (RL) 65079 2 MILES (NNU2) AWAY (RL) 62505 3 COMMENTS (NN2) BELOW (RL) 51896 4 VIDEO (NN1) BELOW (RL) 43933 5 PEOPLE (NN) HERE (RL) 40996 6 WAY (NN1) HOME (RL_NN1) 38231 7 LINK (NN1) BELOW (RL) 37030 8 TIME (NNT1) TOGETHER (RL) 35626 9 FUNERAL
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1 LEFT (VVN) 825113 2 LEFT (JJ) 812850 3 LEFT (VVD) 655523 11 LEFT (RL) 75837 15 LEFT (NN1) 38688
‘Little’ is usually an adjective. However, it can also be an adverb or determiner. 1 (JJ) 2959580 2 (RR22) 1608861 3 (DA1) ‘little’ is a determiner between adverbs of degree and conjunctions or TO infinitve marker, between a verb or preposition and a comparative determiner: (RG) little (CSA|TO|V|IO), (V|I) little (DAR) (RG)little (NN1|NNT1) 2 AS
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conjunction as 1 ‘AS’ is mostly used as a subordinating conjunction. Therefore a clause will follow. (CSA) A search in iWeb for _CSA * * * * 1 AS YOU CAN SEE , 77008 2 AS ONE OF THE MOST 35020 3 AS IT TURNS OUT , 26141 4 AS YOU CAN SEE FROM 23386
So I go outside and I‘m sitting in my car, but I‘m getting more and more upset. All Square 1 ‘more’ is a comparative after-determiner (DAR), when it is followed by a noun phrase. For example: For more information, contact me. One or more of the people have come. 2 ‘more’ is a comparative adverb of degree (RGR), when it modifies an adjective or adverb. You are
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‘When’ is most often a subordinating conjunction in the iWeb corpus. WHEN (CS) 8290974 (A2 conjunction) collocates in the movie corpus: 1 CAME 7116 She came by the hotel when I was leaving and she gave me this for you. The Shunning 2 COMES 6367 3 SAW 3620 4 GETS 2919 5 STARTED 2636 The next most common use is as a question adverb. WHEN (RRQ) 2397700 collocates 1 REMEMBER
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AT is by far the most common as a simple preposition. AT is also used in adverbial phrases which we have listed in order of most frequent according to iWeb corpus and then given examples of their usage in sentences: 1 AT ALL 1232801 Maybe they weren’t thinking about anything at all. listen Actually, in traumatic situations, it‘s not at all uncommon. listen 2 AT FIRST 403759
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‘Anything’ is usually an indefinite pronoun. Rarely, it is in a two part adverbial phrase. 1 ANYTHING (PN1) 2 ANYTHING BUT (RR21) idiom = the opposite of the stated quality
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Although ‘so’ is hard to put a part of speech to, it is usually a general or degree adverb, but it can often also be a conjunction. Here is a ranked list in order of most frequent first with highlighted examples: general adverb – “So much for studying grammar everyday.” (RR) suborinating conjunction –
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In this post, we do a search in the iWeb corpus for how ‘about’ is tagged: 1 ABOUT (II) 22037137 simple preposition * * about_II * * 1 YOU THINK ABOUT IT, 14959 If you think about it, we‘re constantly coming out to people, so really you should be good at it. listen 2 DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 10723 3 . ABOUT THE AUTHOR 9220 4 . ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Down can be used in many ways! The most common is following a verb as an adverb or preposition particle. 1 DOWN (RP) 6295531 4 DOWN (II) 388611 5 DOWN (RP_NN1%) 74762 6 DOWN (NN1) 69979 7 DOWN (RL22) 67905 9 DOWN (RP_VV0%) 43485 10 DOWN (JJ) 39955
A search in playphrase.me for “so much as” reveals the following 3 most common collocations/multi-word units containing negative meaning or being surrounded with negation: You let your wife throw you out of your own house without so much as a whimper. listen to the example The phrase “without so much as a” means “not even the slightest amount of“. In the example above, it emphasizes that the
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In this post, we are most interested to find the most advanced uses of the word ‘even‘. At C1, The phrase “even so” is used to introduce a surprising fact or conclusion that contrasts with what has been said before. It can be used to express a sense of defiance or determination or to simply
1 FROM (II) 56595317 3 FROM (II22) 925535 4 FROM (RR41) 192515 5 FROM (RG22) 61816 6 FROM (RT31) 47137
