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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Modifies V - Adj - or Adv - often end in -ly






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






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






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






5. we - us - our - ours






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






14. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






17. They - them - their - theirs






18. Know - want - believe - like






19. 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






20. Before the N






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






22. Names person - place - thing - or concept






23. Est






24. you - your - yours






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






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






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






28. Don't need an object - has died






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






30. I - me - my - mine






31. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






34. Bare Infinitive V






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






36. To + base form V






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






38. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






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






43. Will be +ing






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






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






46. you - your - yours






47. Present Simple






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






49. Most general - most specific






50. Each other - one another