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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. we - us - our - ours






2. you - your - yours






3. Will +bare inf






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






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






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






7. Est






8. I - me - my - mine






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






10. They - them - their - theirs






11. Self and -selves






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Don't need an object - has died






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






18. To + base form V






19. Before the N






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






21. you - your - yours






22. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






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






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






28. What the subject does






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






37. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






39. Each other - one another






40. Determiner - a - an - the






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






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






43. Will be +ing






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






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






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






47. Most general - most specific






48. Expresses action or state of being






49. Happens to the subject






50. Names person - place - thing - or concept