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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Have/has +past participle (-ed reg.)






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






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






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






6. Will be +ing






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






8. Bare Infinitive V






9. you - your - yours






10. What the subject does






11. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






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






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






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






17. I - me - my - mine






18. Er






19. Est






20. Happens to the subject






21. Names person - place - thing - or concept






22. Will +bare inf






23. Before the N






24. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Each other - one another






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






31. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






36. Self and -selves






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






38. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






40. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






43. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






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






47. To + base form V






48. Expresses action or state of being






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






50. we - us - our - ours