co-ordinate clausen
see conjunction
co-ordinating conjunctionn
see conjunction
co-ordinationn
seeconjunction
co-ordinatorn
see conjunction
copulan copulativeadj
also linking verb
a verb that links a subjectto a complement. For example:
He issick. She lookedafraid.
The verb be is sometimes known as the copula since this is its main function
in English. The following are copulative verbs, i.e. they can be used copula-
tively: feel, look, prove, remain, resemble, sound, stay, become, grow, turn,
smell, taste.
see also transitive verb
copula absencen
see copula deletion
copula deletionn
also copula absence
in many languages, including Russian, Arabic, Thai, and all English-based
creole languages, the copula (e.g. English be) is absent in the present tense,
so that sentences such as She workingand He real niceare fully grammatical.
see also african american english
core curriculumn
a curriculum organized around subject matter that is considered essential
for all students in a programme. English is part of the core curriculum in
most schools around the world.
coreferentialadj
expressions are coreferential if they refer to the same person, event, or thing.
For example, in the sentence Susan told me an interesting story about herself,
Susanand herselfare coreferential because they refer to the same person.
co-ordinate clause