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