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