Test your basic knowledge |

Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






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






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






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






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






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






17. The most important verb in a phrase






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






19. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A - and - the






32. 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)






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






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






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






42. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






44. This - that - these - those






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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