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