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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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.






2. 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






3. This - that - these - those






4. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff






5. 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.






6. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.






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






8. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






10. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






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






15. 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)






16. 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






17. 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






18. Points out particular person - place - or things






19. 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.






20. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A - and - the






28. Common - proper - compound - collective






29. 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)






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






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






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






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






34. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






42. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however






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






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






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






46. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.






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






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






49. 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






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







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