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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Ing form - continuous tenses






2. we - us - our - ours






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






4. Expresses action or state of being






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






6. Names person - place - thing - or concept






7. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Before the N






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






16. Each other - one another






17. Er






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Don't need an object - has died






26. I - me - my - mine






27. Present Simple






28. To + base form V






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Self and -selves






36. Will be +ing






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






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






39. Most general - most specific






40. Bare Infinitive V






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






42. V endings - indicate tense and person






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






44. They - them - their - theirs






45. you - your - yours






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






47. you - your - yours






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






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






50. Will +bare inf