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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. To + base form V






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






3. Don't need an object - has died






4. They - them - their - theirs






5. Self and -selves






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






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






8. Determiner - a - an - the






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






10. we - us - our - ours






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






12. you - your - yours






13. I - me - my - mine






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






15. Know - want - believe - like






16. Will be +ing






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






18. you - your - yours






19. Will +bare inf






20. Preceeds and limits N or N phrase - the - a/an - any - cannot be replaced by N- quantity - all - both - no - numerals when they appear before the N






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






22. What the subject does






23. Est






24. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






27. Each other - one another






28. Most general - most specific






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






30. Present Simple






31. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






33. Er






34. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






38. Happens to the subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Next - last - previous - subsequent






46. Bare Infinitive V






47. Before the N






48. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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