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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. He - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its






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






3. Determiner - a - an - the






4. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






7. we - us - our - ours






8. They - them - their - theirs






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






10. Er






11. Most general - most specific






12. To + base form V






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






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






15. Will +bare inf






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






17. Bare Infinitive V






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






19. I - me - my - mine






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






21. Before the N






22. Each other - one another






23. Self and -selves






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Est






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






35. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






39. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






41. Know - want - believe - like






42. Happens to the subject






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






44. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






47. you - your - yours






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






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






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