Test your basic knowledge |

Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. you - your - yours






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






3. Don't need an object - has died






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






5. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






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






9. Self and -selves






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






11. Most general - most specific






12. Know - want - believe - like






13. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






16. Expresses action or state of being






17. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






19. we - us - our - ours






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






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






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






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






24. Est






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






26. Will +bare inf






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






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






29. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






30. Determiner - a - an - the






31. Present Simple






32. you - your - yours






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






34. 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






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






36. Each other - one another






37. Before the N






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






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






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






41. Er






42. I - me - my - mine






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






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






45. What the subject does






46. Happens to the subject






47. Will be +ing






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






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






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