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