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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Expresses action or state of being






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






3. Know - want - believe - like






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






5. Don't need an object - has died






6. Will be +ing






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






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






9. Next - last - previous - subsequent






10. To + base form V






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






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






13. Will +bare inf






14. Self and -selves






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






16. Each other - one another






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






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






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






20. Bare Infinitive V






21. Present Simple






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






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






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






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






26. you - your - yours






27. They - them - their - theirs






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






29. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






37. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






40. we - us - our - ours






41. Most general - most specific






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






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






44. What the subject does






45. Happens to the subject






46. Er






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






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






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






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