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