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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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






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






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






4. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






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






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






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






9. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Connects words or word groups






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






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






20. This - that - these - those






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






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






23. About - behind - above - across - as - after - between - beyond - beside - despite - during - for - inside - in - near - off - outside - onto - opposite - around - against - along - at - before - below - beneath - but - by - down - except - from - in






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






25. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






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






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






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






30. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.






31. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs






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






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






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






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






36. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






38. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.






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






40. 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)






41. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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