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