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Grammar Parts Of Speech 2
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english
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grammar
Instructions:
Answer 26 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Conjunctions
Clause
But - however - although - nevertheless
Marginal Prepositions
Verb forms
2. Formal vs. informal
Register
Temporal conjunction
Always - usually - often - sometimes
Case
3. Adverbs of place
Use the definite article when...
Over there - upstairs - somewhere
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
9 main Modals
4. And
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Three word combination Prepositions
Additive conjunction
Really - very - absolutely - fairly - completely - hard
5. Can - could - will - would - shall - should - might - may - must
Temporal conjunction
Additive conjunction
Use the definite article when...
9 main Modals
6. Have to - used to - need to - ought to - tend to
Gerund
Semi-modals
According to - because of - apart from - due to
Conjunctions
7. Knowledge is shared
Conjunctions
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
To find - to do - to make - to see
Use the definite article when...
8. Posessive/genitive inflection of N/PN - I/me/mine
Marginal Prepositions
Gerund
Use the definite article when...
Case
9. Join clauses - but - however - nevertheless - although - and - then
To find - to do - to make - to see
Always - usually - often - sometimes
But - however - although - nevertheless
Conjunctions
10. Complex prepositions
Use the definite article when...
Over there - upstairs - somewhere
According to - because of - apart from - due to
Additive conjunction
11. Subject + V
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Clause
Conjunctions
Three word combination Prepositions
12. Prep+N+Prep followed by a N: in relation to
Prepositions
Three word combination Prepositions
Clause
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
13. When the V is used as a N (try replacing G with N)
Always - usually - often - sometimes
Gerund
Modals must preceed...
9 main Modals
14. Presenting new information
Use the indefinite article when...
Clause
Semi-modals
Prepositions
15. Verbal: concerning - excluding - given - granted - pending - regarding - Non-verbal: worth - minus
Modals must preceed...
Marginal Prepositions
Verb forms
Really - very - absolutely - fairly - completely - hard
16. 2-3 words acting as a unit followed by a N: according to - apart from
Clause
But - however - although - nevertheless
Complex Prepositions
Marginal Prepositions
17. Then
Three word combination Prepositions
Over there - upstairs - somewhere
Marginal Prepositions
Temporal conjunction
18. Glue a V/Adj in the sentence - to express temporal or spatial concepts - location & time duration - always followed by N (including any determiners and adj.s).
Three word combination Prepositions
According to - because of - apart from - due to
Prepositions
Case
19. One word followed by a N
Three word combination Prepositions
Verb forms
Simple Prepositions
Conjunctions
20. Adverbs of frequency
Always - usually - often - sometimes
Clause
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
But - however - although - nevertheless
21. Adverbs of manner
Verb forms
Use the indefinite article when...
According to - because of - apart from - due to
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
22. Adverbs of time
Temporal conjunction
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Marginal Prepositions
Modals must preceed...
23. Adverbs of degree
Prepositions
According to - because of - apart from - due to
Really - very - absolutely - fairly - completely - hard
9 main Modals
24. Base form/bare infinitive V
To find - to do - to make - to see
But - however - although - nevertheless
Modals must preceed...
Three word combination Prepositions
25. Infinitive
Additive conjunction
To find - to do - to make - to see
According to - because of - apart from - due to
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
26. Infinitive - Base form/bare infin - Past tense/simple - Past participle - 3rd Person Singular - Present participle/gerund
According to - because of - apart from - due to
To find - to do - to make - to see
Verb forms
Additive conjunction