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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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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. you - your - yours






2. we - us - our - ours






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






4. Will be +ing






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






6. What the subject does






7. Each other - one another






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






9. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






12. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






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






23. Names person - place - thing - or concept






24. Er






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






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






27. Present Simple






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






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






30. I - me - my - mine






31. Don't need an object - has died






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






33. Happens to the subject






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






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






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






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






38. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






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






42. you - your - yours






43. Ing form - continuous tenses






44. Before the N






45. Self and -selves






46. Expresses action or state of being






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






48. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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