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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. I - me - my - mine






2. To + base form V






3. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






7. Ing form - continuous tenses






8. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






10. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






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






16. Will +bare inf






17. you - your - yours






18. Est






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






20. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






23. Self and -selves






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






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






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






27. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






29. Know - want - believe - like






30. They - them - their - theirs






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






39. Er






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






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






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






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






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






45. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






48. Present Simple






49. you - your - yours






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