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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Mine - yours - his - hers - ours - theirs






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






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






4. Present Simple






5. Determiner - a - an - the






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






7. Expresses action or state of being






8. Ing form - continuous tenses






9. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






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






12. Will be +ing






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Will +bare inf






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






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






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






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






29. They - them - their - theirs






30. Self and -selves






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






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






33. Est






34. Most general - most specific






35. To + base form V






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






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






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






39. Bare Infinitive V






40. Er






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






42. Know - want - believe - like






43. Don't need an object - has died






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






45. What the subject does






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






47. Each other - one another






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






49. Happens to the subject






50. you - your - yours