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