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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Can't be counted - no article - singular






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






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






4. Er






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






6. Know - want - believe - like






7. Determiner - a - an - the






8. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






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






12. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






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






16. To + base form V






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






18. Est






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






20. you - your - yours






21. Most general - most specific






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






23. we - us - our - ours






24. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






27. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






28. Next - last - previous - subsequent






29. Happens to the subject






30. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. you - your - yours






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






39. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






41. They - them - their - theirs






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






43. What the subject does






44. Present Simple






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






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






47. Each other - one another






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






49. Before the N






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