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