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