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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. we - us - our - ours






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






3. Next - last - previous - subsequent






4. They - them - their - theirs






5. Most general - most specific






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






7. you - your - yours






8. Present Simple






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






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






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






12. Est






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






14. Don't need an object - has died






15. Self and -selves






16. Each other - one another






17. 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






18. To + base form V






19. Er






20. What the subject does






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






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






23. Before the N






24. Will +bare inf






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






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






27. you - your - yours






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






29. Know - want - believe - like






30. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






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






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






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






36. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






39. Will be +ing






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






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






42. Happens to the subject






43. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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