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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. you - your - yours






2. Self and -selves






3. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






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






7. you - your - yours






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






9. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






11. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






14. Each other - one another






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






16. we - us - our - ours






17. Most general - most specific






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






19. Will +bare inf






20. Er






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






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






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






24. Don't need an object - has died






25. 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






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






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






28. Est






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






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






31. Before the N






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






33. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






35. V endings - indicate tense and person






36. To + base form V






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






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






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






40. Present Simple






41. What the subject does






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






43. Will be +ing






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






45. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






48. I - me - my - mine






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






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