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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Anything - anybody - anyone - something - somebody - someone - nothing - nobody - none - no one






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






3. Will be +ing






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






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






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






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






8. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






11. I - me - my - mine






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






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






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






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






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






17. we - us - our - ours






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






19. Er






20. Before the N






21. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






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






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






26. They - them - their - theirs






27. Next - last - previous - subsequent






28. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






31. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






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






35. Present Simple






36. Est






37. To + base form V






38. What the subject does






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






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






41. Most general - most specific






42. you - your - yours






43. Know - want - believe - like






44. Expresses action or state of being






45. you - your - yours






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






47. Each other - one another






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






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






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