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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






3. you - your - yours






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






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






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






7. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






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






11. I - me - my - mine






12. Determiner - a - an - the






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






14. What the subject does






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






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






17. you - your - yours






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






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






20. 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






21. Will +bare inf






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






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






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






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






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






27. They - them - their - theirs






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






29. Most general - most specific






30. Will be +ing






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






32. Names person - place - thing - or concept






33. Bare Infinitive V






34. Each other - one another






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






36. Expresses action or state of being






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






38. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






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






43. Before the N






44. Next - last - previous - subsequent






45. Self and -selves






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






47. V endings - indicate tense and person






48. Present Simple






49. To + base form V






50. we - us - our - ours