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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Answer 'how often'. taught on a cline - always - usually -






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






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






4. Will +bare inf






5. Each other - one another






6. Er






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






8. To + base form V






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Will be +ing






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






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






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






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






18. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






20. we - us - our - ours






21. V endings - indicate tense and person






22. you - your - yours






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Present Simple






30. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






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






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






35. They - them - their - theirs






36. Est






37. Determiner - a - an - the






38. Next - last - previous - subsequent






39. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






42. Happens to the subject






43. Before the N






44. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






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






48. Bare Infinitive V






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






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