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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Happens to the subject






2. Determiner - a - an - the






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






4. Est






5. Before the N






6. Self and -selves






7. 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






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






9. What the subject does






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






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






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






13. Names person - place - thing - or concept






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






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






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






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






18. Er






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






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






21. Will +bare inf






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






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






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






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






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






27. I - me - my - mine






28. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






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






32. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






35. you - your - yours






36. we - us - our - ours






37. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






40. To + base form V






41. Know - want - believe - like






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






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






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






45. Each other - one another






46. Don't need an object - has died






47. Present Simple






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






49. V endings - indicate tense and person






50. They - them - their - theirs