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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. 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






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






3. Will +bare inf






4. What the subject does






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






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






7. Before the N






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






9. I - me - my - mine






10. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






13. you - your - yours






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






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






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






17. Present Simple






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






19. Will be +ing






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






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






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






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






24. Know - want - believe - like






25. V endings - indicate tense and person






26. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. They - them - their - theirs






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






36. Most general - most specific






37. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






39. Expresses action or state of being






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






41. Est






42. Each other - one another






43. Er






44. Bare Infinitive V






45. Don't need an object - has died






46. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






50. Self and -selves