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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. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






6. Ing form - continuous tenses






7. Will +bare inf






8. Bare Infinitive V






9. Next - last - previous - subsequent






10. Names person - place - thing - or concept






11. Will be +ing






12. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






17. Know - want - believe - like






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






19. Happens to the subject






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






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






23. Determiner - a - an - the






24. I - me - my - mine






25. Est






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






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






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






29. Most general - most specific






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






31. you - your - yours






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






33. you - your - yours






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






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






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






37. Self and -selves






38. Before the N






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






40. Present Simple






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






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






43. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






46. we - us - our - ours






47. To + base form V






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






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






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