“Will be able to” is a phrase that expresses future ability or possibility. It means that someone or something has the power, skill, or opportunity to do something later.

‘you will be able to‘ is the 6th most frequent 5-word Ngram in English.

iWeb 135,128

Here’s an example:

Well, I highly doubt that you will be able to get a job good enough to do that.

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A2 Point 36 in MODALITY and expressions with ‘BE’ is defined as:

‘will’ + ‘be able to’ + infinitive to talk about possibility and ability.

Also, see overlapping point 99.

The example sentences in the EGP also contain negatives, contractions and question forms for this feature.

Here are a variety of clusters on iWeb:

1 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE 10652

  Farm Weekly

Participating farmers will be able to see,

 via an online dashboard, 

their daily water use and soil moisture.

2 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO USE 5666
3 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND 5578
4 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET 5435
5 YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE 3351

1 YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE 2279

  TheGamer

Marvel’s Avengers Players Will Not Be Able To Double Up On Heroes During War Zones

Players will not be able to use the same hero at the same time during Marvel’s Avengers War Zones. At least not to begin with.

2 YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS 1187
3 YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET 1160
4 YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE 933
5 YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE 789

1 YOU WO N’T BE ABLE TO GET 2016

  MSN Money

Your Guests Won’t Be Able to Get Enough of These Delicious Dip Recipes.

2 YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO USE 1710
3 YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO SEE 1339
4 YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO DO 1112
5 YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO MAKE 622

1 WILL I BE ABLE TO GET 654
2 WILL I BE ABLE TO USE 564
3 WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GET 286
4 WILL I BE ABLE TO SEE 263
5 WILL I BE ABLE TO DO 229

  Berkeleyside

“What will I be able to do on campus if I go?” one person posted on a subReddit dedicated to the university.

1 ‘LL BE ABLE TO SEE 6487
2 ‘LL BE ABLE TO GET 5811

3 ‘LL BE ABLE TO FIND 4278

  NBC Sports – Motorsports

“Hopefully with the experience I have — not only in IndyCar, but in sports cars — I’ll be able to find myself in a good position and will be able to …

4 ‘LL BE ABLE TO USE 3292
5 ‘LL BE ABLE TO DO 2997