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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






4. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






7. Expresses action or state of being






8. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






11. we - us - our - ours






12. To + base form V






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






14. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






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






20. V endings - indicate tense and person






21. Self and -selves






22. Will +bare inf






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






24. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






26. Present Simple






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






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






29. 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






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






31. you - your - yours






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






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






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






35. Don't need an object - has died






36. Will be +ing






37. Before the N






38. Est






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






40. Er






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Happens to the subject






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






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






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