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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. What the subject does






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Next - last - previous - subsequent






9. V endings - indicate tense and person






10. Don't need an object - has died






11. Bare Infinitive V






12. Self and -selves






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






14. Each other - one another






15. Happens to the subject






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






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






18. Determiner - a - an - the






19. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






24. Will be +ing






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






26. Will +bare inf






27. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






30. Est






31. you - your - yours






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






33. Names person - place - thing - or concept






34. Er






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






36. I - me - my - mine






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Know - want - believe - like






45. To + base form V






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






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






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






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






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