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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Mine - yours - his - hers - ours - theirs






2. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






5. Est






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






7. Will +bare inf






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






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






10. To + base form V






11. Present Simple






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






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






14. Each other - one another






15. What the subject does






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






17. Er






18. Don't need an object - has died






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






20. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






21. you - your - yours






22. They - them - their - theirs






23. you - your - yours






24. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






27. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






29. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






31. Before the N






32. I - me - my - mine






33. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






36. Self and -selves






37. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






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






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






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






43. Ing form - continuous tenses






44. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Happens to the subject






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