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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Will have been +present participle (-ing)






2. Names person - place - thing - or concept






3. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Expresses action or state of being






11. Before the N






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






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






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






15. Er






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






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






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






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






20. Will be +ing






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






22. They - them - their - theirs






23. you - your - yours






24. Most general - most specific






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






26. 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






27. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






28. What the subject does






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






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






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






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






33. Self and -selves






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






35. you - your - yours






36. Bare Infinitive V






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






38. Next - last - previous - subsequent






39. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






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






43. Est






44. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






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






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






49. Each other - one another






50. we - us - our - ours