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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Connects words or word groups






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Common - proper - compound - collective






22. This - that - these - those






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






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






25. 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.






26. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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)






44. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it






45. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house






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






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






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






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






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