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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Will +bare inf






2. I - me - my - mine






3. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






5. Each other - one another






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






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






8. Know - want - believe - like






9. 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






10. They - them - their - theirs






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






12. we - us - our - ours






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






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






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






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






17. Er






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






19. What the subject does






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






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






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






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






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






25. Ing form - continuous tenses






26. Will be +ing






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






28. Don't need an object - has died






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






30. Bare Infinitive V






31. Determiner - a - an - the






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






33. Est






34. Before the N






35. Present Simple






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






37. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






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






41. you - your - yours






42. To + base form V






43. Most general - most specific






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






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






46. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






49. you - your - yours






50. Happens to the subject






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