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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. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






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






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






8. Self and -selves






9. To + base form V






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






11. What the subject does






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Before the N






20. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






22. Each other - one another






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






24. we - us - our - ours






25. Expresses action or state of being






26. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






27. Don't need an object - has died






28. I - me - my - mine






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






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






31. you - your - yours






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






33. Est






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






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






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






37. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






40. Know - want - believe - like






41. Present Simple






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






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






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






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






46. Er






47. you - your - yours






48. They - them - their - theirs






49. Next - last - previous - subsequent






50. Most general - most specific