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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Can be counted - take an article 'a' - singular and plural forms






2. What the subject does






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






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






5. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






8. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






10. Don't need an object - has died






11. you - your - yours






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






13. Est






14. Self and -selves






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






16. Will be +ing






17. Present Simple






18. Ing form - continuous tenses






19. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






22. Will +bare inf






23. Determiner - a - an - the






24. we - us - our - ours






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






33. 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






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






35. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






41. Most general - most specific






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






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






44. Before the N






45. They - them - their - theirs






46. I - me - my - mine






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






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






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






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