The lists go beyond the actual examples of use that are given, to other words that

behave in similar ways. They show whether the point being made can be applied to a
small number or a large number of words. If the qroup is small, all members of it
are
given. If it is large, then the most frequently used words are given.
These lists can be used to help you increase your vocabulary and to check that you
are using newly learned English words correctly.
Additional contents
In addition to the nmain text, there are various other sections which are inciuded
to help you to get the most aut of this Grammar.These additional sections are
described below.
Glossary of grammatical terms
Index
The Glossary explains the meaning of grammatical terms. It covers the terms that
are used in this grammar, and also includes terms that are used in other grammars,
with a cross-reference to the term used in this book, where appropriate. For
example, this grammar talks about the present progressive, whereas some other
grammars call it the present continuous. Both of these terms are mentioned in the
Glossary. with the explanation being given at present progressive.
The Reference Section
This section at the backof the book provides an easy-to-use reference quide that
shows how the following groups of words are forned:
• plurals of nouns
• thecomparative and superlative of adjectives
-ly' adverbs formed from adjectives
• the comparative and superlative of adverbe
• tenses
. other verb forms
• passives
principal parts of irregular verbs
The Reference Section also includes other topics. For example, it starts with a
pronuncation guide, to remind you of the sounds of English. There are also lists
of numbers, and an explanation of how numbers are expressed aloud.
The Index is a cormprehensive list of everything dealt with in the Grammar. It
covers
) the grammatical and functional topics dealt with in the Grammar:
(0) individual words where they are used as examples cf a particular grammatical
point,
(ii) grammatical terms, both those used in this book and those commonly used in
other bool<s.