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Grammar Parts Of Speech

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






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






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






4. Will be +ing






5. Determiner - a - an - the






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






7. They - them - their - theirs






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






9. Will +bare inf






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






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






12. Present Simple






13. Know - want - believe - like






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






15. Before the N






16. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






19. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






22. Happens to the subject






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






24. Names person - place - thing - or concept






25. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






26. What the subject does






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






28. Er






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






30. Expresses action or state of being






31. Bare Infinitive V






32. Most general - most specific






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






34. Est






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






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






37. Anything - anybody - anyone - something - somebody - someone - nothing - nobody - none - no one






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






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






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






41. Ing form - continuous tenses






42. I - me - my - mine






43. you - your - yours






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






45. you - your - yours






46. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






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






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