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