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






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






3. To + base form V






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






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






6. we - us - our - ours






7. Names person - place - thing - or concept






8. I - me - my - mine






9. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






12. They - them - their - theirs






13. Er






14. Ing form - continuous tenses






15. Don't need an object - has died






16. you - your - yours






17. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Self and -selves






24. What the subject does






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






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






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






28. Present Simple






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






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






31. Next - last - previous - subsequent






32. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






34. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






37. Most general - most specific






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






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






40. Est






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






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






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






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






45. Happens to the subject






46. Will be +ing






47. Each other - one another






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






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






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