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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. Most general - most specific






2. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






4. Present Simple






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






6. To + base form V






7. Before the N






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






17. Expresses action or state of being






18. Will be +ing






19. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






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






23. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






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






28. V endings - indicate tense and person






29. Bare Infinitive V






30. we - us - our - ours






31. Self and -selves






32. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






33. Happens to the subject






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






35. Est






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






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






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






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






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






41. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






47. I - me - my - mine






48. Er






49. Will +bare inf






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