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Grammar Parts Of Speech 2
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 26 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Verb forms
Clause
9 main Modals
2. When the V is used as a N (try replacing G with N)
Gerund
To find - to do - to make - to see
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
3. Complex prepositions
Really - very - absolutely - fairly - completely - hard
Semi-modals
Simple Prepositions
According to - because of - apart from - due to
4. Presenting new information
Use the indefinite article when...
Prepositions
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
According to - because of - apart from - due to
5. Join clauses - but - however - nevertheless - although - and - then
Semi-modals
Temporal conjunction
Conjunctions
Three word combination Prepositions
6. Knowledge is shared
Use the definite article when...
Use the indefinite article when...
Register
Three word combination Prepositions
7. 2-3 words acting as a unit followed by a N: according to - apart from
Complex Prepositions
Three word combination Prepositions
Use the definite article when...
Simple Prepositions
8. And
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Really - very - absolutely - fairly - completely - hard
Additive conjunction
Marginal Prepositions
9. Posessive/genitive inflection of N/PN - I/me/mine
Verb forms
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Case
Complex Prepositions
10. Conjunctions
Complex Prepositions
Use the definite article when...
But - however - although - nevertheless
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
11. Then
Temporal conjunction
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
Conjunctions
Case
12. Base form/bare infinitive V
But - however - although - nevertheless
9 main Modals
Modals must preceed...
Prepositions
13. Adverbs of time
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
Simple Prepositions
Semi-modals
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
14. Adverbs of degree
To find - to do - to make - to see
Really - very - absolutely - fairly - completely - hard
9 main Modals
Conjunctions
15. Subject + V
Case
To find - to do - to make - to see
Clause
Verb forms
16. Have to - used to - need to - ought to - tend to
Case
Complex Prepositions
Register
Semi-modals
17. Adverbs of frequency
Always - usually - often - sometimes
Temporal conjunction
Additive conjunction
Complex Prepositions
18. Verbal: concerning - excluding - given - granted - pending - regarding - Non-verbal: worth - minus
Semi-modals
Gerund
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Marginal Prepositions
19. Prep+N+Prep followed by a N: in relation to
Simple Prepositions
Temporal conjunction
Three word combination Prepositions
Modals must preceed...
20. Adverbs of manner
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
Register
Three word combination Prepositions
Over there - upstairs - somewhere
21. Formal vs. informal
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Case
9 main Modals
Register
22. Can - could - will - would - shall - should - might - may - must
A year later - yesterday - tomorrow
Clause
Complex Prepositions
9 main Modals
23. Infinitive - Base form/bare infin - Past tense/simple - Past participle - 3rd Person Singular - Present participle/gerund
According to - because of - apart from - due to
Gerund
Verb forms
Complex Prepositions
24. One word followed by a N
Marginal Prepositions
Case
Simple Prepositions
Clause
25. Adverbs of place
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
Really - very - absolutely - fairly - completely - hard
Over there - upstairs - somewhere
According to - because of - apart from - due to
26. Infinitive
Beautifully - hardly - slowly - softly - fast - hard
Always - usually - often - sometimes
To find - to do - to make - to see
Use the indefinite article when...