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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

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






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






3. This - that - these - those






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






5. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.






6. 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)






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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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






13. Connects words or word groups






14. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;






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






16. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas






17. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






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






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






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






32. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






33. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






34. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






36. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.






37. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves






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






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






40. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.






41. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however






42. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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