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