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