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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.
predicate adjective
positive adjective
transitive verb
interrogative pronoun
2. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
present / present participle
indirect object
who
concrete noun
3. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
past tense
abstract noun
articles
types of demonstrative pronouns
4. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
coordinating conjunctions
reflexive pronoun
abstract noun
future tense
5. This - that - these - those
comparative adverb
abstract noun
types of demonstrative pronouns
positive adjective
6. 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.
demonstrative adjective
coordinating conjunction
adverb
plural noun
7. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.
interjections
common articles
possessive pronoun
gerund
8. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
past / past participle
negatives
interjections
superlative adverb
9. 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
types of nouns
adverb
coordinating conjunctions
common prepositions
10. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
gerund
superlative adjective
participle phrase
object pronoun
11. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
parts of speech
transitive verb
relative pronoun
possessive noun
12. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
present tense
common adverbs (non - ly)
demonstrative adjective
common pronouns
13. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.
predicate adjective
comparative adjective
noun
articles
14. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
proper noun
interrogative pronoun
object of the preposition
common linking verbs
15. Points out particular person - place - or things
demonstrative pronoun
action verb
reflexive pronoun
superlative adverb
16. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
demonstrative pronoun
subject pronoun
preposition
who
17. 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
intransitive verb
future tense
common prepositions
proper adjective
18. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
infinitive
prepositional phrase
correlative conjunction
future perfect
19. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
subordinating conjunction
participle phrase
superlative adjective
comparative adverb
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.
irregular verb
types of indefinite pronouns
common prepositions
abstract noun
21. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
object pronoun
types of demonstrative pronouns
types of adjectives
correlative conjunction
22. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
articles
interrogative pronoun
gerund phrase
adverb
23. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
whom
past / past participle
reflexive pronoun
common pronouns
24. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
indefinite pronoun
participle phrase
interrogative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
25. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
irregular verb
coordinating conjunction
verb tense
past tense
26. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
indefinite pronoun
mass noun
helping verb
abstract noun
27. 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.
common prepositions
adverb
preposition
predicate adjective
28. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
intensive pronoun
types of adjectives
future perfect
adjective
29. 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
common adverbs (non - ly)
common noun
future perfect
adjective phrase
30. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
prepositional phrase
collective noun
proper adjective
common pronouns
31. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
coordinating conjunctions
superlative adverb
relative pronoun
object pronoun
32. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
personal pronoun
relative pronoun
types of indefinite articles
participle
33. Noun that shows ownership or possession
possessive noun
subject pronoun
gerund
noun
34. The most important verb in a phrase
adverb phrase
prepositional phrase
present tense
main verb
35. Connects words or word groups
proper adjective
past perfect
proper noun
conjunction
36. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
conjunction
intransitive verb
types of helping verbs
parts of speech
37. Common - proper - compound - collective
types of nouns
articles
singular noun
subordinating conjunction
38. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
main verb
past / past participle
types of verbs
predicate nominative
39. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
verb tense
pronoun
helping verb
preposition
40. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
adjective phrase
possessive noun
who
subordinating conjunction
41. A verb that functions as a noun or adjective; the word TO precedes the verb in an infinitive; example: Someday - I would like TO WRITE beautiful poetry.
types of indefinite pronouns
infinitive
whom
pronoun
42. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
verb tense
gerund
indirect object
action verb
43. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
infinitive phrase
intensive pronoun
adjective
conjunction
44. A - and - the
verb tense
common articles
types of adjectives
comparative adverb
45. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
negatives
adverb
verb tense
superlative adjective
46. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
common articles
comparative adverb
common noun
pronoun
47. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
types of helping verbs
verb phrase
types of nouns
object pronoun
48. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
future perfect
noun
types of helping verbs
adjective phrase
49. 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.
mass noun
main verb
plural possessive noun
antecedent
50. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
present tense
coordinating conjunction
subject pronoun
common linking verbs