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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.
preposition
comparative adjective
coordinating conjunction
common noun
2. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
present / present participle
interjections
prepositional phrase
conjunction
3. This - that - these - those
predicate adjective
types of verbs
demonstrative adjective
types of demonstrative pronouns
4. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
main verb
intransitive verb
prepositional phrase
object of the preposition
5. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
object pronoun
indirect object
superlative adjective
past / past participle
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)
main verb
types of indefinite pronouns
coordinating conjunction
adjective phrase
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.
past tense
comparative adverb
antecedent
adverb phrase
8. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
object pronoun
verb tense
proper adjective
action verb
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.
relative pronoun
coordinating conjunction
prepositional phrase
types of indefinite articles
10. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
adjective phrase
common adverbs (non - ly)
participle phrase
common prepositions
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
infinitive
common adverbs (non - ly)
common linking verbs
concrete noun
12. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
positive adjective
noun
plural possessive noun
reflexive pronoun
13. Connects words or word groups
infinitive
types of adjectives
demonstrative pronoun
conjunction
14. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
interrogative pronoun
correlative conjunction
articles
indefinite pronoun
15. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.
proper adjective
possessive pronoun
types of demonstrative pronouns
common articles
16. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
subordinating conjunction
superlative adverb
subject pronoun
correlative conjunction
17. Noun that shows ownership or possession
coordinating conjunctions
prepositional phrase
possessive noun
direct object
18. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
possessive pronoun
common noun
types of adjectives
verb tense
19. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
comparative adverb
infinitive phrase
singular possessive noun
whom
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.
proper noun
past / past participle
singular possessive noun
irregular verb
21. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
predicate nominative
present tense
positive adjective
coordinating conjunctions
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
common adverbs (non - ly)
common linking verbs
proper noun
common prepositions
23. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
past / past participle
demonstrative adjective
intransitive verb
adjective
24. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
predicate adjective
prepositional phrase
conjunction
types of indefinite articles
25. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
superlative adverb
action verb
types of helping verbs
positive adjective
26. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
concrete noun
reflexive pronoun
subordinating conjunction
types of indefinite articles
27. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
adjective
present perfect
proper noun
adjective phrase
28. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
infinitive
comparative adjective
direct object
pronoun
29. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
object of the preposition
direct object
plural noun
concrete noun
30. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
participle phrase
infinitive phrase
comparative adjective
participle
31. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
superlative adverb
adjective
positive adjective
main verb
32. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
superlative adjective
interjections
adverb phrase
verb phrase
33. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
singular noun
possessive noun
types of adjectives
verb tense
34. Action - linking - helping - phrases
singular noun
types of verbs
interjections
infinitive
35. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
types of indefinite articles
infinitive
prepositional phrase
intransitive verb
36. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
types of indefinite pronouns
present tense
gerund
adverb phrase
37. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
gerund phrase
verb phrase
common pronouns
reflexive pronoun
38. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
correlative conjunction
common adverbs (non - ly)
collective noun
subject pronoun
39. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
possessive pronoun
action verb
pronoun
types of indefinite articles
40. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
linking verb
types of nouns
adverb
preposition
41. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
gerund
subordinating conjunction
mass noun
reflexive pronoun
42. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
mass noun
correlative conjunction
present perfect
intensive pronoun
43. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
main verb
irregular verb
mass noun
negatives
44. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
concrete noun
direct object
collective noun
intensive pronoun
45. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
pronoun
plural possessive noun
common adverbs (non - ly)
future perfect
46. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish
abstract noun
noun
proper adjective
comparative adjective
47. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
relative pronoun
types of helping verbs
comparative adverb
predicate nominative
48. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
singular possessive noun
interrogative pronoun
preposition
gerund phrase
49. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
types of verbs
verb phrase
collective noun
object pronoun
50. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
past tense
present tense
preposition
intransitive verb
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