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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. V endings - indicate tense and person






2. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






5. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






9. Next - last - previous - subsequent






10. Est






11. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






14. Determiner - a - an - the






15. Expresses action or state of being






16. Present Simple






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






18. Most general - most specific






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






20. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Happens to the subject






27. Self and -selves






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






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






30. Names person - place - thing - or concept






31. Will +bare inf






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






33. Each other - one another






34. Bare Infinitive V






35. What the subject does






36. we - us - our - ours






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






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






39. you - your - yours






40. you - your - yours






41. To + base form V






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






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






44. Before the N






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






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






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






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






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






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