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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Know - want - believe - like






2. Determiner - a - an - the






3. Before the N






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






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






6. Self and -selves






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






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






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






10. Will be +ing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






24. Er






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






26. Each other - one another






27. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






30. you - your - yours






31. They - them - their - theirs






32. I - me - my - mine






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






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






35. 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






36. Will +bare inf






37. Present Simple






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






39. What the subject does






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






41. we - us - our - ours






42. Ing form - continuous tenses






43. Bare Infinitive V






44. Next - last - previous - subsequent






45. Happens to the subject






46. Most general - most specific






47. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






50. To + base form V