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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. Can't be counted - no article - singular






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






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






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






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






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






7. Know - want - believe - like






8. Er






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






10. Bare Infinitive V






11. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Before the N






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






31. Will +bare inf






32. To + base form V






33. you - your - yours






34. Most general - most specific






35. What the subject does






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






37. Happens to the subject






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






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






40. Ing form - continuous tenses






41. Self and -selves






42. Est






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






44. They - them - their - theirs






45. Determiner - a - an - the






46. Will be +ing






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






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






49. I - me - my - mine






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