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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Will +bare inf






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






3. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. What the subject does






13. Will be +ing






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






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






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






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






18. Present Simple






19. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






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






24. Er






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






26. Self and -selves






27. Names person - place - thing - or concept






28. Happens to the subject






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






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






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






32. Before the N






33. V endings - indicate tense and person






34. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






37. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






39. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






40. To + base form V






41. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. we - us - our - ours






49. Determiner - a - an - the






50. Each other - one another