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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.






2. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been






3. When using pronoun - the noun to which it refers; example: HE heard. NICHOLAS heard. // pronouns should agree with number and gender; example: NICHOLAS heard a LIBRARIAN tell STORIES.






4. This - that - these - those






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The most important verb in a phrase






13. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously






14. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?






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






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






17. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






18. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






26. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.






27. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish






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






29. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?






30. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air






31. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.






32. Action - linking - helping - phrases






33. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.






34. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






35. Connects words or word groups






36. 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






37. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.






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






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






40. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.






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






42. 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)






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






44. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






46. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be






47. 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.






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






49. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.






50. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.