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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some






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






3. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Anything - no one - all - some - several






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






17. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.






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






19. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






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






29. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its






30. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence






31. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be






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






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






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






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






36. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond






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






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






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






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






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






42. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?






43. A pronoun that does not refer to a specific - person - place - thing - or idea; examples: everyone - everything - everybody - anybody - many - most - few - each - some - someone - all - nothing - nobody - and no one






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






45. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling






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






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






48. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






49. Points out particular person - place - or things






50. 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