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promise: + infinitive 176.2 right (adverb): position 14.11
with two objects 356 rise and raise 186.2
pronouns 247 risk ...-ing 180.3
pronunciation and spelling 329 road and street 287
pronunciation of plurals 302 round, around and about 37
proof of 254 rubbish (uncountable) 92.3
punctuation 264-269 rudeto 254
put off...-ing 180.3 runinto 254

question tags 273 *s 250, 251
after imperatives 170.3 same 288
questions 270-273 say and tell 289
reported 284 scarcely: position 14.5
quiet and quite 299.15 Scotch, Scots and Scottish 212
quite 274 search (prepositions) 254
position 14.5 see 290
quite, fairly, rather and pretty 124 with can 81
quite and quiet 299.15 + infinitive without to 179.2
quotation marks (‘...’) 268 + -ing form or infinitive 182.6
no progressive form 225.2
rabies (singular) 304 see, look and watch 196
raise andrise 186.2 see you 313.2
rarely 215.5 seem 91, 291
position 14.2 + infinitive 176.2
rather: with comparatives 86 no progressive form 225.2
position 14.5 seldom 215.5
would rather 370 position 14.2
rather, fairly, quite and pretty 124 -self 276
read with two objects 356 semi-colon (;) 269
realize: no progressive form 225.2 send with two objects 356
really 275 sensible and sensitive 299.16
for emphasis 110.2 shade and shadow 299.17
position 14.4, 14.11 shall 292
reason for 254 after how, what etc 177.2
reckon so, not 311 shall and will 136
recognize: no progressive form 225.2 shall I/we and willl/we 292.2
red with anger 254 share between, among 30.3
reflexive pronouns 276 she 247
refuse: + infinitive 176.2 for cars, boats, countries etc 141.1
with two objects 356 shocked: prepositions 254
regret + -ing or infinitive 182.4 should 294-298
relative pronouns 89.4, 277-280 after how, what etc 177.2
remain 91 (if were you,) should... 298
remember: with can 81 afterin case 172.1
+ -ing or infinitive 182.1 after why and how 297
no progressive form 225.2 should, ought and must 295
remind 281 should and would 296
+ object + infinitive 176.3 should/would (conditional) 88
remind of 254 short answers 293
reply questions 272 shout: prepositions 254
reported speech 282-285 show with two objects 356
requests 286 shut and close 82
research (uncountable) 92.3 * sick andill 10.3, 169
responsibie/responsibility for 254 sick: the sick 11.3
retired 235.3 silly 8.1
rich: the rich 11.3 similar words 299