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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. we - us - our - ours






2. Answer how was it done - beautifully - quickly etc. Often end in -ly - but also hard - fast






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






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






5. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






9. Each other - one another






10. Answer 'how often'. taught on a cline - always - usually -






11. Mine - yours - his - hers - ours - theirs






12. This - that - these - those (that is a fast car)






13. I - me - my - mine






14. Will +bare inf






15. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






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






19. To + base form V






20. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






21. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






23. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






26. Bare Infinitive V






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






28. First - second - third (Determiners when they appear before a N)






29. Have/has +past participle (-ed reg.)






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






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






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






33. Er






34. Self and -selves






35. Determiner - a - an - the






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






37. you - your - yours






38. What the subject does






39. V endings - indicate tense and person






40. Answer 'how much' - very - extremely - pretty - fairly






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






42. Est






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






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






45. Present Simple






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






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






48. Most general - most specific






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






50. Expresses action or state of being