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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. First - second - third (Determiners when they appear before a N)






2. Before the N






3. Ing form - continuous tenses






4. What the subject does






5. you - your - yours






6. The determiner a/an - used where the N is singular






7. Each other - one another






8. Happens to the subject






9. Often -s form - for permanent states or general - repeated - for frequency - spoken actions (I promise)






10. Will have +past participle (-ed reg.)






11. Names person - place - thing - or concept






12. Defines object of the clause - me him her us them you it






13. Was/were +present participle (-ing) connection to past






14. Introduce a dependant clause - that - which - who - whose - whom - when - where (the car that passed us)






15. He - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its






16. V endings - indicate tense and person






17. Will have been +present participle (-ing)






18. Anything - anybody - anyone - something - somebody - someone - nothing - nobody - none - no one






19. Help a main V - do - have - be






20. you - your - yours






21. Modifies V - Adj - or Adv - often end in -ly






22. Est






23. They - them - their - theirs






24. Who - what - why - where - when - whatever






25. Expresses action or state of being






26. Help the main V - always followed by a bare infinitive - can - could - must - should






27. Determiner - a - an - the






28. we - us - our - ours






29. Ed form (reg). completed in the past. Did +inf - was/were +inf.






30. Must preceed an object - dyed (your hair)






31. Have/has been +present participle (-ing)






32. Can be counted - take an article 'a' - singular and plural forms






33. Had +past participle (-ed reg.)






34. Refer to people (including 'it'). can be 1st - 2nd - 3rd person - singular or plural






35. Substitute N - do not take the/a/an - generally cannot follow Adj.s






36. Will +bare inf






37. Describes N or PN - fits into 'a - N'






38. Most general - most specific






39. Er






40. The determiner 'the' - used for sing or plural Ns






41. Present simple of 'to be' (am/is/are) - V - -ing (present participle) for behaviour - unfinished actions - temporary situations






42. To + base form V






43. Will be +ing






44. Tiny - fantastic - can't be used with 'very'






45. Answer where/when - upstairs - somewhere - a year later






46. Don't need an object - has died






47. Defines subject of the clause - I he she we they you it






48. Can't be counted - no article - singular






49. I - me - my - mine






50. Perfect 'have' -ed form (reg)