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Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : english, grammar
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Who - what - why - where - when - whatever






2. we - us - our - ours






3. To + base form V






4. Expresses action or state of being






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






6. Bare Infinitive V






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






8. Next - last - previous - subsequent






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






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






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






12. you - your - yours






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






14. What the subject does






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






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






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






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






19. Present Simple






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






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






22. Subject - Verb (some - Object)






23. Will be +ing






24. I - me - my - mine






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






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






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






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






29. Will +bare inf






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






31. Est






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






33. V endings - indicate tense and person






34. Know - want - believe - like






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






36. you - your - yours






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






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






39. Each other - one another






40. They - them - their - theirs






41. Names person - place - thing - or concept






42. Ing form - continuous tenses






43. Er






44. Don't need an object - has died






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






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






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






48. Before the N






49. 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






50. Most general - most specific