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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
participle
coordinating conjunctions
possessive noun
antecedent
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
gerund phrase
relative pronoun
common linking verbs
types of demonstrative pronouns
3. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
future tense
direct object
interrogative pronoun
prepositional phrase
4. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
adjective phrase
gerund phrase
future tense
interrogative pronoun
5. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
possessive noun
infinitive phrase
common prepositions
gerund
6. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
predicate nominative
future perfect
proper noun
personal pronoun
7. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
intransitive verb
adjective phrase
antecedent
pronoun
8. 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)
linking verb
proper adjective
adverb phrase
indefinite pronoun
9. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
subject pronoun
positive adjective
participle phrase
gerund
10. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
singular noun
action verb
pronoun
whom
11. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
future perfect
helping verb
types of helping verbs
verb phrase
12. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
collective noun
adjective phrase
concrete noun
coordinating conjunction
13. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
whom
linking verb
possessive noun
noun
14. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
types of nouns
past perfect
noun
whom
15. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
demonstrative pronoun
action verb
verb phrase
noun
16. The most important verb in a phrase
main verb
comparative adverb
types of demonstrative pronouns
personal pronoun
17. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
mass noun
parts of speech
action verb
past perfect
18. Action - linking - helping - phrases
predicate adjective
superlative adverb
demonstrative pronoun
types of verbs
19. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
types of demonstrative pronouns
superlative adjective
possessive noun
possessive pronoun
20. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
past / past participle
negatives
helping verb
singular noun
21. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.
common adverbs (non - ly)
types of verbs
possessive pronoun
participle phrase
22. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
indefinite pronoun
parts of speech
linking verb
common noun
23. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
correlative conjunction
indefinite pronoun
infinitive
future perfect
24. 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
personal pronoun
types of verbs
object pronoun
common adverbs (non - ly)
25. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
types of adjectives
common articles
articles
demonstrative pronoun
26. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
infinitive phrase
who
participle phrase
intensive pronoun
27. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
whom
present perfect
correlative conjunction
types of helping verbs
28. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
relative pronoun
comparative adjective
subject pronoun
predicate nominative
29. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
articles
whom
verb tense
object pronoun
30. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
present tense
possessive noun
singular noun
participle
31. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
plural noun
relative pronoun
common noun
intensive pronoun
32. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
interrogative pronoun
participle
negatives
whom
33. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
plural noun
intensive pronoun
participle
main verb
34. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
direct object
antecedent
negatives
indefinite pronoun
35. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
adverb
prepositional phrase
who
infinitive phrase
36. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
who
plural noun
past perfect
mass noun
37. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
object of the preposition
action verb
possessive noun
common articles
38. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
coordinating conjunctions
common linking verbs
gerund phrase
antecedent
39. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish
proper noun
helping verb
articles
proper adjective
40. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
past perfect
common pronouns
proper noun
types of indefinite articles
41. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
adverb
antecedent
present perfect
verb tense
42. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
predicate adjective
participle phrase
antecedent
demonstrative pronoun
43. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
present / present participle
plural possessive noun
past / past participle
possessive pronoun
44. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
transitive verb
superlative adverb
abstract noun
proper noun
45. Points out particular person - place - or things
mass noun
demonstrative pronoun
whom
interjections
46. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
types of helping verbs
preposition
correlative conjunction
intensive pronoun
47. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
interrogative pronoun
interjections
helping verb
singular possessive noun
48. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
superlative adjective
concrete noun
past perfect
intransitive verb
49. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
reflexive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
noun
coordinating conjunctions
50. 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.
antecedent
common prepositions
future tense
gerund phrase