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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Don't need an object - has died






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






3. Will +bare inf






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






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






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






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






8. you - your - yours






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






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






11. Know - want - believe - like






12. I - me - my - mine






13. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






16. Est






17. To + base form V






18. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






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






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






23. Before the N






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






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






26. Next - last - previous - subsequent






27. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






28. you - your - yours






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






30. Happens to the subject






31. Present Simple






32. Er






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






34. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






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






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






39. Each other - one another






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






41. 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






42. Self and -selves






43. we - us - our - ours






44. Will be +ing






45. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






50. What the subject does