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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. This - that - these - those






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. Joins the subject and the predicate






15. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






31. 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.






32. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must






33. 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)






34. 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






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






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






37. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that