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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The determiner a/an - used where the N is singular






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Before the N






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






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






10. Est






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






12. you - your - yours






13. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






16. Self and -selves






17. To + base form V






18. Bare Infinitive V






19. Determiner - a - an - the






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






21. Each other - one another






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






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






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






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






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






27. you - your - yours






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






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






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






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






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






33. Present Simple






34. They - them - their - theirs






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






36. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






40. V endings - indicate tense and person






41. Names person - place - thing - or concept






42. Most general - most specific






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






44. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






45. we - us - our - ours






46. What the subject does






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






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






49. Er






50. Don't need an object - has died