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