Collins Cobuild

GLOSSARY OF GRAMMAR TERMS
abstract  noun
 a  noun  used  to  refer  to  a  quality,  idea,  feeling,  or
experience, rather than a physical object; eg size, reason, joy.
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15
,
70
,
73
active voice
verb groups such as ‘gives’, ‘took’, ‘has made’, which are
used  when  the  subject  of  the  verb  is  the  person  or  thing  doing  the
action or responsible for it. Compare with
passive voice
.
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78
adjective
a word used to tell you more about a person or thing, such as
their  appearance,  colour,  size,  or  other  qualities;  eg  …a  pretty  blue
dress.
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31
–
36
,
47
adjunct
another name for
adverbial
.
adverb
a word that gives more information about when, how, where, or
in what circumstances something happens; eg quickly, now.
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21
,
36
–
44
,
95
adverbial
an adverb, or an adverb phrase, prepositional phrase, or noun
group which does the same job as an adverb; eg then, very quickly, in
the street, the next day.
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38
–
46