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Grammar Parts Of Speech

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






2. 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






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






4. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






8. To + base form V






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






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






11. Before the N






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






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






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






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






16. you - your - yours






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






18. Each other - one another






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






20. Happens to the subject






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






22. Will be +ing






23. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






25. you - your - yours






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






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






28. They - them - their - theirs






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






30. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






32. Bare Infinitive V






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






34. Determiner - a - an - the






35. I - me - my - mine






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






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






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






39. Will +bare inf






40. Est






41. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






43. What the subject does






44. Know - want - believe - like






45. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






47. Self and -selves






48. Er






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






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