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






2. Determiner - a - an - the






3. Happens to the subject






4. Each other - one another






5. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






8. What the subject does






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






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






11. Before the N






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






13. Bare Infinitive V






14. Self and -selves






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






16. They - them - their - theirs






17. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






19. Most general - most specific






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






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






22. Don't need an object - has died






23. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






26. you - your - yours






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






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






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






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






31. you - your - yours






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






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






34. Will be +ing






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






36. Est






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






38. Will +bare inf






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






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






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






42. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






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






46. To + base form V






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






48. I - me - my - mine






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






50. Er