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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The determiner a/an - used where the N is singular






2. Next - last - previous - subsequent






3. To + base form V






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






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






6. What the subject does






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






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






9. you - your - yours






10. Self and -selves






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






12. Don't need an object - has died






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






14. Happens to the subject






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






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






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






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






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






20. Will be +ing






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






22. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






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






33. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






35. Expresses action or state of being






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






37. Know - want - believe - like






38. you - your - yours






39. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






40. I - me - my - mine






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






42. Determiner - a - an - the






43. we - us - our - ours






44. 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






45. Each other - one another






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






47. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






50. Will +bare inf