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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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praxis
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1. Joins the subject and the predicate
indefinite pronoun
linking verb
direct object
plural noun
2. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
comparative adverb
personal pronoun
demonstrative adjective
adjective phrase
3. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
articles
indefinite pronoun
antecedent
interjections
4. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
types of verbs
present perfect
direct object
whom
5. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
relative pronoun
common articles
singular noun
articles
6. 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
collective noun
common adverbs (non - ly)
action verb
linking verb
7. 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.
common linking verbs
superlative adverb
coordinating conjunction
comparative adverb
8. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
types of indefinite pronouns
prepositional phrase
abstract noun
present perfect
9. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
singular noun
past tense
prepositional phrase
past / past participle
10. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
possessive noun
verb tense
coordinating conjunctions
participle phrase
11. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
types of helping verbs
abstract noun
future tense
future perfect
12. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
intensive pronoun
interjections
mass noun
superlative adverb
13. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
singular noun
object of the preposition
verb phrase
common noun
14. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
infinitive
gerund
indefinite pronoun
intransitive verb
15. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
whom
infinitive
superlative adverb
future perfect
16. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
coordinating conjunctions
indirect object
interjections
participle phrase
17. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
demonstrative pronoun
future tense
helping verb
action verb
18. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house
singular noun
predicate nominative
singular possessive noun
interrogative pronoun
19. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
common articles
future perfect
antecedent
gerund phrase
20. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
types of indefinite articles
common pronouns
positive adjective
coordinating conjunction
21. 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
present tense
past perfect
types of indefinite pronouns
personal pronoun
22. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
object of the preposition
types of helping verbs
possessive pronoun
proper noun
23. Points out particular person - place - or things
indefinite pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
subordinating conjunction
helping verb
24. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
irregular verb
object pronoun
gerund phrase
adjective phrase
25. 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
adverb
collective noun
indirect object
verb phrase
26. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
singular noun
coordinating conjunction
indefinite pronoun
intransitive verb
27. 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.
indefinite pronoun
predicate adjective
types of indefinite pronouns
gerund
28. Common - proper - compound - collective
common noun
types of verbs
predicate nominative
types of nouns
29. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
who
helping verb
participle
action verb
30. 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.
intransitive verb
coordinating conjunction
future perfect
irregular verb
31. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
mass noun
possessive noun
comparative adjective
gerund
32. 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
present perfect
linking verb
common prepositions
singular possessive noun
33. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
collective noun
predicate adjective
subject pronoun
types of indefinite articles
34. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
interrogative pronoun
action verb
comparative adverb
participle phrase
35. 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
possessive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
future perfect
noun
36. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
reflexive pronoun
superlative adjective
gerund phrase
interjections
37. Action - linking - helping - phrases
possessive noun
pronoun
intransitive verb
types of verbs
38. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
coordinating conjunctions
mass noun
reflexive pronoun
common linking verbs
39. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
demonstrative pronoun
pronoun
verb tense
subordinating conjunction
40. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
mass noun
demonstrative pronoun
41. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
participle
demonstrative pronoun
proper adjective
infinitive phrase
42. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.
transitive verb
indirect object
adjective phrase
reflexive pronoun
43. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
who
intensive pronoun
noun
common adverbs (non - ly)
44. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.
coordinating conjunctions
present / present participle
comparative adjective
indirect object
45. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
verb phrase
intransitive verb
gerund phrase
whom
46. Connects words or word groups
subject pronoun
adjective
predicate nominative
conjunction
47. Anything - no one - all - some - several
types of indefinite pronouns
helping verb
gerund phrase
noun
48. 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)
adverb phrase
possessive pronoun
subject pronoun
comparative adverb
49. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
types of helping verbs
present / present participle
proper noun
object of the preposition
50. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
types of indefinite articles
superlative adjective
subject pronoun
irregular verb
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