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