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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

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






2. Joins the subject and the predicate






3. 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.






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






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






6. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






8. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






9. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A - and - the






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






33. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






34. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






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






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






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






48. 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)






49. 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






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