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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. They - them - their - theirs






2. Will +bare inf






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






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






5. Happens to the subject






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






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






8. Each other - one another






9. we - us - our - ours






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






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






12. Est






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






14. you - your - yours






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






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






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






18. Before the N






19. Names person - place - thing - or concept






20. Expresses action or state of being






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






22. To + base form V






23. Will be +ing






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






25. Er






26. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






28. I - me - my - mine






29. Present Simple






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






31. What the subject does






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






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






34. Determiner - a - an - the






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






36. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






39. Self and -selves






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






46. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






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