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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. Est






3. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






6. I - me - my - mine






7. Next - last - previous - subsequent






8. Happens to the subject






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






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






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






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






13. V endings - indicate tense and person






14. we - us - our - ours






15. Self and -selves






16. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Present Simple






24. Know - want - believe - like






25. Determiner - a - an - the






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






27. Names person - place - thing - or concept






28. you - your - yours






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






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






31. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






41. Before the N






42. To + base form V






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






44. Will be +ing






45. Will +bare inf






46. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






50. you - your - yours