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Grammar Parts Of Speech

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






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






3. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






5. Present Simple






6. Er






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Before the N






13. Know - want - believe - like






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






15. Names person - place - thing - or concept






16. Will +bare inf






17. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






19. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






21. Don't need an object - has died






22. Will be +ing






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






24. What the subject does






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Each other - one another






35. Most general - most specific






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






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






38. They - them - their - theirs






39. Happens to the subject






40. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






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






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






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






46. Expresses action or state of being






47. I - me - my - mine






48. you - your - yours






49. Self and -selves






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