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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. Can't be counted - no article - singular






2. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






4. Each other - one another






5. What the subject does






6. Happens to the subject






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






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






9. Est






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






11. To + base form V






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






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






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






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






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






17. Don't need an object - has died






18. Names person - place - thing - or concept






19. Will +bare inf






20. Before the N






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






22. Will be +ing






23. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






26. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






28. Er






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






30. Determiner - a - an - the






31. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






35. you - your - yours






36. I - me - my - mine






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






38. Expresses action or state of being






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






40. Self and -selves






41. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






45. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






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






49. we - us - our - ours






50. you - your - yours