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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Substitute N - do not take the/a/an - generally cannot follow Adj.s






2. you - your - yours






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






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






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






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






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






8. Present Simple






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






10. Most general - most specific






11. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






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






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






16. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






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






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






22. Est






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






24. Names person - place - thing - or concept






25. you - your - yours






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






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






28. Before the N






29. V endings - indicate tense and person






30. Know - want - believe - like






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






32. Will be +ing






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






34. I - me - my - mine






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






36. Happens to the subject






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






38. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






40. we - us - our - ours






41. Will +bare inf






42. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






44. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






47. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






49. 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






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