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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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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. Anything - anybody - anyone - something - somebody - someone - nothing - nobody - none - no one






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






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






4. They - them - their - theirs






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






6. you - your - yours






7. Est






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






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






10. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






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






14. Will +bare inf






15. Don't need an object - has died






16. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Present Simple






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






29. Know - want - believe - like






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






31. Determiner - a - an - the






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






33. Happens to the subject






34. Self and -selves






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






36. V endings - indicate tense and person






37. To + base form V






38. Before the N






39. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






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






44. Most general - most specific






45. Each other - one another






46. I - me - my - mine






47. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






49. Will be +ing






50. 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