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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Common - proper - compound - collective






2. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.






3. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






4. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond






5. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas






6. Anything - no one - all - some - several






7. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff






8. 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






9. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos






10. Does not end with - ed to form the past participle; examples; (is - are - am / was / were) ; (has - have / had / had) ; (do - does / did / done) ; ate - grown - bought - sold - spent - taken - etc.






11. Takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I - me - my - mine - you - your - yours - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its / plural: we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - they - them - their - the






12. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park






13. 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)






14. A - and - the






15. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.






16. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.






17. This - that - these - those






18. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must






19. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that






20. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.






21. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE






22. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence






23. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park






24. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents






25. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house






26. 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)






27. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.






28. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling






29. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have






30. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'






31. 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






32. Noun that shows ownership or possession






33. An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of a sentence; includes forms of taste - look - feel - smell - appear - seem - and become; example: I look TIRED - but I feel FINE.






34. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers






35. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.






36. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE






37. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those






38. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.






39. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?






40. 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.






41. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some






42. Action - linking - helping - phrases






43. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






44. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so






45. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.






46. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously






47. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep






48. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it






49. Verb that tells the time of the action or being






50. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.