collins-cobuild-english-grammar-collins-digital-edition

Index

Note: entries in bold are grammatical terms; entries in italics are lexical terms. At certain entries (for example, nouns and verbs), there is a list of terms with the • symbol; these lists will help you to quickly find all the main categories in a long section of the book. A number preceded by R refers to a paragraph in the Reference Section.

A

a and an 1.228-1.229

with countable nouns 1.228, 1.235

an with words starting with a vowel sound 1.229

not being specific about which person or thing you are referring to 1.230

in phrases that add extra information 1.231

after linking verbs 1.232

with uncountable nouns 1.233

using individuals to generalize 1.234

after not such 2.130

saying a or an instead of one 2.215

in front of large numbers 2.221

expressing speed 2.257

with days of the week 4.96

in frequency expressions 4.115

ability 5.110, 5.116-5.119

able

be able to 5.222-5.224 about 10.12

be about to expressing the future 4.59

in frequency expressions 4.116

as adverb of direction 6.67

as preposition indication movement 6.97

after reporting verb to indicate subject matter 7.85

above 10.12

absolute 2.36