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






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






3. Er






4. Bare Infinitive V






5. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






9. To + base form V






10. you - your - yours






11. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






14. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Est






22. Self and -selves






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






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






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






26. Expresses action or state of being






27. Will +bare inf






28. Each other - one another






29. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






31. They - them - their - theirs






32. V endings - indicate tense and person






33. Don't need an object - has died






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






35. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






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






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






40. What the subject does






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






42. Will be +ing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. I - me - my - mine