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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
verb phrase
types of nouns
adverb phrase
mass noun
2. Action - linking - helping - phrases
demonstrative adjective
reflexive pronoun
present perfect
types of verbs
3. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
infinitive phrase
gerund
proper noun
gerund phrase
4. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
verb phrase
articles
types of helping verbs
reflexive pronoun
5. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
indefinite pronoun
subordinating conjunction
comparative adverb
past perfect
6. The most important verb in a phrase
adjective
concrete noun
coordinating conjunctions
main verb
7. Noun that shows ownership or possession
adverb
possessive noun
preposition
gerund phrase
8. Afterward - already - quick - hard - never - today - even - low - rather - tomorrow - how - now - then - yesterday - late - often - almost - back - long - soon - when - here - next - still - where - far - more - slow - too - fast - near - so
common adverbs (non - ly)
antecedent
possessive noun
interjections
9. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
coordinating conjunction
direct object
preposition
future perfect
10. AND - BUT - and OR join ideas that are similar; remember to place a comma before you write sentences; example: Craig gets in trouble - BUT he usually gets out of it.
articles
coordinating conjunction
predicate nominative
intensive pronoun
11. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
main verb
demonstrative pronoun
indirect object
collective noun
12. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
common adverbs (non - ly)
indirect object
conjunction
correlative conjunction
13. Prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun; examples: The killer whale is a species of PORPOISE. (tells what kind of species) or That whale WITH THE UNUSUAL MARKINGS is our favorite. (tells which whale)
common adverbs (non - ly)
gerund phrase
adjective phrase
types of indefinite pronouns
14. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
future tense
types of demonstrative pronouns
comparative adverb
future perfect
15. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been
types of adjectives
possessive pronoun
common linking verbs
participle
16. A pronoun that does not refer to a specific - person - place - thing - or idea; examples: everyone - everything - everybody - anybody - many - most - few - each - some - someone - all - nothing - nobody - and no one
singular noun
demonstrative adjective
indefinite pronoun
common prepositions
17. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
linking verb
negatives
past / past participle
helping verb
18. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
future perfect
common adverbs (non - ly)
plural noun
common articles
19. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
action verb
past tense
verb tense
proper adjective
20. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
subject pronoun
demonstrative adjective
noun
relative pronoun
21. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
proper noun
collective noun
indefinite pronoun
gerund
22. Prepositional phrase that modifies a verb - an adjective - or an adverb; examples: The porpoises performed WITH EASE. (tells how) or Shows begin ON THE HOUR. (tells when)
types of adjectives
direct object
adverb phrase
irregular verb
23. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
participle phrase
concrete noun
relative pronoun
reflexive pronoun
24. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
subordinating conjunction
plural noun
concrete noun
adverb
25. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
infinitive phrase
demonstrative adjective
intransitive verb
predicate nominative
26. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.
superlative adverb
participle phrase
common noun
possessive pronoun
27. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
main verb
coordinating conjunctions
predicate adjective
present tense
28. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
singular noun
gerund phrase
who
types of demonstrative pronouns
29. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
adjective
participle
irregular verb
conjunction
30. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
common linking verbs
subject pronoun
coordinating conjunctions
reflexive pronoun
31. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
object of the preposition
interrogative pronoun
reflexive pronoun
adjective phrase
32. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
verb tense
correlative conjunction
past / past participle
types of demonstrative pronouns
33. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
object of the preposition
adjective phrase
who
subordinating conjunction
34. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
past tense
singular possessive noun
participle
comparative adverb
35. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
proper noun
verb phrase
types of helping verbs
helping verb
36. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
singular possessive noun
pronoun
collective noun
common adverbs (non - ly)
37. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
reflexive pronoun
main verb
object of the preposition
common adverbs (non - ly)
38. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
gerund
correlative conjunction
past / past participle
common prepositions
39. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
singular possessive noun
prepositional phrase
types of nouns
indirect object
40. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
superlative adjective
demonstrative pronoun
predicate nominative
irregular verb
41. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
future perfect
conjunction
relative pronoun
who
42. A verb that functions as a noun or adjective; the word TO precedes the verb in an infinitive; example: Someday - I would like TO WRITE beautiful poetry.
infinitive phrase
coordinating conjunction
participle
infinitive
43. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
types of adjectives
irregular verb
demonstrative pronoun
positive adjective
44. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
abstract noun
present tense
common noun
who
45. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
infinitive
linking verb
parts of speech
types of verbs
46. Anything - no one - all - some - several
types of indefinite pronouns
future tense
coordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunctions
47. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
object pronoun
transitive verb
reflexive pronoun
articles
48. Words that describes verbs - adjectives - or other -----; answers when - where - how - to what extent; modifies a verb - adjective - or -----; tells how - when - where - or to what extent; example: Our skates move EFFORTLESSLY. (how) or The ice is gl
verb tense
types of helping verbs
antecedent
adverb
49. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
noun
intensive pronoun
helping verb
types of adjectives
50. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
reflexive pronoun
positive adjective
present tense
present / present participle
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