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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. Can't be counted - no article - singular






3. Determiner - a - an - the






4. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






7. Self and -selves






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






9. Don't need an object - has died






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






11. Most general - most specific






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






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






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






15. Happens to the subject






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






17. They - them - their - theirs






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






19. Bare Infinitive V






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






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






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






23. What the subject does






24. Er






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






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






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






28. Present Simple






29. Ing form - continuous tenses






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






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






32. Names person - place - thing - or concept






33. Est






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Expresses action or state of being






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






40. I - me - my - mine






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






42. Before the N






43. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






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






47. we - us - our - ours






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






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






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






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