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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. Can't be counted - no article - singular






2. Self and -selves






3. you - your - yours






4. you - your - yours






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






6. we - us - our - ours






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






8. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






11. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






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






16. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






19. Er






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






21. What the subject does






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






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






24. Most general - most specific






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






26. Bare Infinitive V






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






28. Happens to the subject






29. I - me - my - mine






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






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






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






33. Will +bare inf






34. Know - want - believe - like






35. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






38. Present Simple






39. 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






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






41. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






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






45. Each other - one another






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






47. Before the N






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






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






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