CS 4 INVENTORIES
Grammar Inventory
verb tenses (perfect of past, past continuous, future, future continuous)
sequence of tenses
adverbial clauses
passive (perfect, continuous, modals)
modals: must, should, ought to, might, could (logical deduction)
reported speech (all tenses and modals)
noun clauses
conditionals (past unreal)
Phrasal Verbs Inventory
ask out
bring about
catch up with
check into
come to
drop off
drop out
get along with
get by
get in
get on
get through
look into
name after
pass away
point out
put up with
run across
show up
take after
take over
talk back to
talk over
tear down
wait on
Idiom Inventory
at a loss for words
be out of hand
catch one’s breath
cut corners
drop in the bucket
face value
far cry
fish out of water
foot the bill
go through the motions
go to bat for
have a chip on one’s shoulder
have a screw loose
hear it through the grapevine
hit or miss
hit the jackpot
in over one’s head
in the bag
keep a straight face
knock on wood
lay down the law
like a bull in a china shop
long shot
look down one’s nose at
make a scene
narrow minded
nest egg
nitty gritty
no dice
on call
out of sorts
pass the hat
pull rank
rain cats and dogs
red letter day
rub elbows with
shipshape
spaced out
spick and span
swan song
take one’s medicine
talk through one’s hat
teacher’s pet
the last straw
tongue in cheek
turn one’s stomach
turn up one’s nose
underdog
upper crust
wild goose chase