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