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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Introduce a dependant clause - that - which - who - whose - whom - when - where (the car that passed us)






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






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






4. To + base form V






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






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






7. Ing form - continuous tenses






8. They - them - their - theirs






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






10. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






11. Know - want - believe - like






12. Happens to the subject






13. What the subject does






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






15. Determiner - a - an - the






16. Will be +ing






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






18. Will +bare inf






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






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






21. Bare Infinitive V






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






23. Present Simple






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






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






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






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






28. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






31. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






34. Er






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






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






37. you - your - yours






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






39. 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






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






41. Self and -selves






42. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






45. you - your - yours






46. Before the N






47. Each other - one another






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






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






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