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