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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. First - second - third (Determiners when they appear before a N)






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






3. What the subject does






4. Expresses action or state of being






5. Est






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






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






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






9. Don't need an object - has died






10. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






12. Self and -selves






13. you - your - yours






14. we - us - our - ours






15. Names person - place - thing - or concept






16. 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






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






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






19. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






21. Happens to the subject






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






23. you - your - yours






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






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






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






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






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






29. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






32. Will +bare inf






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






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






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






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






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






38. Know - want - believe - like






39. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






40. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Er






49. They - them - their - theirs






50. To + base form V