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