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