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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. What the subject does






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






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






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






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






6. you - your - yours






7. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






10. Each other - one another






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






12. Determiner - a - an - the






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






14. Most general - most specific






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






16. Before the N






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






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






19. Don't need an object - has died






20. Will +bare inf






21. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






23. Bare Infinitive V






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






25. To + base form V






26. we - us - our - ours






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






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






29. you - your - yours






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






31. Est






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






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






34. Happens to the subject






35. Will be +ing






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






37. I - me - my - mine






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






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






50. V endings - indicate tense and person