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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Points out particular person - place - or things
adverb
common prepositions
demonstrative pronoun
superlative adjective
2. 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
main verb
action verb
superlative adverb
adverb
3. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
whom
participle phrase
personal pronoun
comparative adjective
4. 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)
future perfect
gerund
antecedent
adverb phrase
5. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
indirect object
plural possessive noun
who
prepositional phrase
6. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
parts of speech
personal pronoun
future perfect
present tense
7. 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.
correlative conjunction
types of adjectives
subject pronoun
antecedent
8. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
conjunction
whom
interrogative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
9. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
preposition
subordinating conjunction
common prepositions
infinitive
10. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
past perfect
linking verb
reflexive pronoun
indirect object
11. A - and - the
common articles
plural possessive noun
present / present participle
correlative conjunction
12. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
transitive verb
coordinating conjunctions
adverb phrase
subordinating conjunction
13. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
prepositional phrase
participle phrase
pronoun
coordinating conjunction
14. Noun that shows ownership or possession
object of the preposition
plural possessive noun
prepositional phrase
possessive noun
15. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
comparative adjective
participle
past perfect
reflexive pronoun
16. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
participle phrase
subordinating conjunction
gerund phrase
past perfect
17. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
parts of speech
indefinite pronoun
possessive noun
articles
18. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
action verb
participle phrase
pronoun
infinitive phrase
19. This - that - these - those
main verb
common noun
types of demonstrative pronouns
adjective phrase
20. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
present / present participle
superlative adjective
direct object
demonstrative adjective
21. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
adjective phrase
present tense
singular possessive noun
proper noun
22. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
gerund phrase
reflexive pronoun
prepositional phrase
verb phrase
23. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
noun
reflexive pronoun
pronoun
preposition
24. 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
proper noun
proper adjective
adverb
indefinite pronoun
25. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
articles
linking verb
concrete noun
direct object
26. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
types of adjectives
conjunction
participle phrase
adverb
27. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
subject pronoun
intensive pronoun
past perfect
gerund phrase
28. Connects words or word groups
superlative adverb
object pronoun
conjunction
past tense
29. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
types of adjectives
helping verb
verb tense
coordinating conjunctions
30. 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.
adjective phrase
predicate adjective
interjections
possessive noun
31. Common - proper - compound - collective
types of nouns
participle phrase
coordinating conjunction
adverb
32. 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.
future perfect
infinitive phrase
coordinating conjunction
common articles
33. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been
correlative conjunction
types of demonstrative pronouns
positive adjective
common linking verbs
34. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
common prepositions
types of verbs
object of the preposition
common noun
35. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
superlative adjective
present tense
types of helping verbs
participle
36. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
infinitive
gerund phrase
action verb
37. 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
verb tense
adjective
common adverbs (non - ly)
types of adjectives
38. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
participle
who
negatives
comparative adverb
39. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
personal pronoun
who
parts of speech
pronoun
40. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
comparative adverb
main verb
plural noun
negatives
41. 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)
adjective phrase
helping verb
direct object
comparative adverb
42. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
who
superlative adverb
intransitive verb
present perfect
43. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
concrete noun
helping verb
reflexive pronoun
gerund
44. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
personal pronoun
concrete noun
past tense
past / past participle
45. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
present / present participle
demonstrative adjective
noun
common noun
46. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
types of verbs
types of indefinite articles
present tense
subordinating conjunction
47. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
whom
adverb phrase
negatives
types of verbs
48. Joins the subject and the predicate
linking verb
gerund phrase
singular noun
coordinating conjunctions
49. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
common pronouns
adverb phrase
main verb
future perfect
50. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
irregular verb
abstract noun
participle phrase
adjective