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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. we - us - our - ours






2. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






7. To + base form V






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






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






10. Er






11. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






14. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






16. Est






17. Happens to the subject






18. Present Simple






19. 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






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






21. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






25. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






27. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






30. Expresses action or state of being






31. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






34. I - me - my - mine






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






36. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






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






41. you - your - yours






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






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






44. Each other - one another






45. Don't need an object - has died






46. Before the N






47. Will be +ing






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






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






50. Self and -selves