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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
indirect object
comparative adjective
prepositional phrase
interjections
2. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
types of helping verbs
common pronouns
subordinating conjunction
action verb
3. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
main verb
intransitive verb
proper noun
infinitive phrase
4. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
indefinite pronoun
helping verb
noun
pronoun
5. 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
possessive noun
common prepositions
common noun
relative pronoun
6. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.
transitive verb
types of helping verbs
irregular verb
superlative adverb
7. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
adjective
negatives
future tense
subject pronoun
8. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
who
subordinating conjunction
present / present participle
predicate nominative
9. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
subject pronoun
types of indefinite articles
past perfect
verb phrase
10. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
present / present participle
past / past participle
proper noun
helping verb
11. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
predicate adjective
present perfect
object of the preposition
helping verb
12. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
intensive pronoun
concrete noun
coordinating conjunctions
interrogative pronoun
13. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
preposition
types of indefinite articles
indirect object
indefinite pronoun
14. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
types of indefinite pronouns
direct object
adjective
intransitive verb
15. 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
abstract noun
proper adjective
plural possessive noun
adverb
16. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
subordinating conjunction
abstract noun
who
interjections
17. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
infinitive phrase
conjunction
common prepositions
future tense
18. Common - proper - compound - collective
proper adjective
interrogative pronoun
prepositional phrase
types of nouns
19. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
infinitive phrase
adjective
adjective phrase
reflexive pronoun
20. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
pronoun
comparative adverb
participle phrase
superlative adjective
21. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
predicate nominative
singular noun
predicate adjective
verb tense
22. 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.
subordinating conjunction
linking verb
coordinating conjunction
articles
23. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish
comparative adverb
proper adjective
antecedent
object of the preposition
24. Anything - no one - all - some - several
gerund
types of indefinite pronouns
concrete noun
comparative adjective
25. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
demonstrative pronoun
past perfect
gerund
negatives
26. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
present tense
verb tense
27. Joins the subject and the predicate
infinitive phrase
linking verb
singular noun
future tense
28. 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)
linking verb
pronoun
coordinating conjunctions
adverb phrase
29. 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.
object pronoun
comparative adjective
predicate adjective
linking verb
30. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
subordinating conjunction
verb tense
indirect object
participle
31. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
relative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
interrogative pronoun
action verb
32. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
negatives
comparative adverb
superlative adverb
noun
33. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
interjections
articles
comparative adverb
indirect object
34. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
past tense
adverb phrase
singular noun
types of demonstrative pronouns
35. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
participle phrase
present / present participle
types of helping verbs
positive adjective
36. The most important verb in a phrase
reflexive pronoun
adverb
types of demonstrative pronouns
main verb
37. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
mass noun
proper adjective
antecedent
present tense
38. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
plural possessive noun
indirect object
prepositional phrase
types of nouns
39. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
adjective
predicate adjective
who
adverb phrase
40. 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
personal pronoun
present tense
present / present participle
indefinite pronoun
41. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
collective noun
infinitive phrase
interrogative pronoun
possessive pronoun
42. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
concrete noun
coordinating conjunction
demonstrative adjective
negatives
43. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
common linking verbs
types of helping verbs
common noun
coordinating conjunction
44. Connects words or word groups
common prepositions
conjunction
types of indefinite articles
types of demonstrative pronouns
45. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
infinitive phrase
concrete noun
subordinating conjunction
present tense
46. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
helping verb
comparative adjective
common noun
linking verb
47. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
singular noun
possessive noun
predicate adjective
verb phrase
48. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
abstract noun
infinitive phrase
reflexive pronoun
linking verb
49. 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.
object pronoun
irregular verb
types of indefinite pronouns
concrete noun
50. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
superlative adverb
common noun
future tense
adjective phrase