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Grammar Parts Of Speech

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






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






3. Before the N






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






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






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






7. you - your - yours






8. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






9. Next - last - previous - subsequent






10. Bare Infinitive V






11. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






14. To + base form V






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






16. I - me - my - mine






17. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






21. Present Simple






22. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






24. Est






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






26. Don't need an object - has died






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






28. 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






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






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






31. Will be +ing






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






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






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






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






36. Most general - most specific






37. Self and -selves






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






39. we - us - our - ours






40. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






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






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






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






46. Happens to the subject






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






48. What the subject does






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






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