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nowadays 388
nowhere 548; and not anywhere 370.2,
376.6; position with adjectives 13.6 nucleus plural 524.4
number a large number 333.4; a
number 0/+ plural verb 526.2; article
dropped after a number 0/70.7 number see singular and plural numbers 389; a five-litre can etc 386.5;
five pounds, twenty miles etc + singular verb 527.1; full stops in decimals 476.11; use of commas 476.11
oasis plural 524.4
object to ...ing 298.2
objects direct and indirect 610 oblige + object + infinitive 283 occasionally position 22.3, 24.2: with
present perfect 455.6
-ocracy (suffix) 445.2
odds plural with no singular 524.7
on the contrary 157.6; and on the other hand 144.1
on the one hand, on the other hand 157.2
on the way and in the way 615.5 on the whole 157.12
on time and in time 450
on top of that (discourse
marker) 157.11
once (adverb) and one day 393; at ollce
393; with simple past or past perfect
424.1
once (conjunction) 394
one and a in numbers 389.11; one and
a half231.5; one and first, two and second etc 389.7; one Tuesday etc (no preposition) 451.2; oneltwo more etc 355.4; one 0/397
one, Olles (substitute word) 395
one, you and they (indefinite personal
pronouns) 396; one's 441.2
one another and each other 171; and
-selves 171.4
one day and once 393
oneself 493
only use and position 398; + inversion
(auxiliary before subject) 302.7; + relative clause with that 494.5; ifonly 265; not ollly .•. bllt also 383; only today etc 398.4; only too 595.8; the only . .. ever 191.2; the only . .. to 284.3
onto and on 269
open (adjective) and opened 399 open (verb) without -self493.9; active
or passive meaning 609.1 operate preposition 449
opinion in my opinion 157.16; and
according to me 8; opinion and point
o/view 434
opportunity and possibility 400 opposite (adjective) position 401; and
contrary 144.2
opposite (noun) quite the opposite
157.6
opposite (preposition), /acing and i/l
front 0/402
or + infinitive without to 281.4; and
1I0r 370.5; either . .. or 175; dropping words after or 178; singular or plural verb after expression with or 532.2; whether . .. or 620
-or (suffix) 445.2
or else 183.5
or rather (discourse marker) 104.2,
157.16
orchestra + singular or plural 526.1 order + object + infinitive 283 other and different 54.5; and more
54.2; and others 54
ought 403; and l1ad better 230.1; and
sllould 403.2; in indirect speech page 644
of
after: determiners 154.4; (aJ little and (aJ /ew 329.2; all 36.1; any 55.7; both 110.2,4; each 169.2; either 174.2; enough 187.4; fractions and decimals 389.2; half231.l; less and/ewer 320.2; more 355.2; most 356.2; much and mallY 357.3; neither 372.2; none 376.2; some 546.6; which 622.3; whole 40.5
noun + noun with % r 's 440.1,2 weak and strong fonn 616.3
of course 390; (discourse marker) 157.5
of which 496.2
offer + infinitive 277.1, 282; passive
structures 415; with two objects 610.1 offers 545.16
often 391; position 22.3, 24.2; with
present perfect 455.6
OK showing change of subject 157.8 old position and meaning 12.2; after
measurement nouns 13.4; tile old
17.1: 'unmarked' use 350
older English verb forms 392
-ology (suffix) 445.2
omission of words see ellipsis
omni- (prefix) 445.1
on and about 4
on .. .ing 411.6
on (place) 81.2; on and onto 269; on, at
and in 81; on the bus, train etc 81.4 on (time) 82; on, at and in 82; onlat
weekends 312.9
on condition that 263; + present with furure meaning 580.2
on earth wllo on earth etc 624 on foot 70.1
on holiday 248
on one's own 405.5
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