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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Self and -selves






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






3. To + base form V






4. They - them - their - theirs






5. Will +bare inf






6. Happens to the subject






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






8. Will be +ing






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






10. Know - want - believe - like






11. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






15. Er






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






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






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






19. I - me - my - mine






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






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






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






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






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






25. Expresses action or state of being






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






27. Ing form - continuous tenses






28. Each other - one another






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






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






31. Names person - place - thing - or concept






32. we - us - our - ours






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






34. Most general - most specific






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






36. you - your - yours






37. Est






38. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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. Can't be counted - no article - singular






41. you - your - yours






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






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






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






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






46. Before the N






47. V endings - indicate tense and person






48. Present Simple






49. Determiner - a - an - the






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