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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
predicate nominative
prepositional phrase
reflexive pronoun
verb phrase
2. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
reflexive pronoun
interrogative pronoun
helping verb
predicate nominative
3. Points out particular person - place - or things
interrogative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
common noun
demonstrative pronoun
4. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
articles
subordinating conjunction
superlative adverb
participle phrase
5. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
common linking verbs
present tense
direct object
helping verb
6. This - that - these - those
whom
plural possessive noun
helping verb
types of demonstrative pronouns
7. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
subject pronoun
conjunction
past perfect
adjective phrase
8. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.
possessive pronoun
comparative adverb
transitive verb
interjections
9. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
past / past participle
interjections
noun
irregular verb
10. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
types of demonstrative pronouns
plural noun
participle
past / past participle
11. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
plural possessive noun
types of indefinite pronouns
subordinating conjunction
gerund phrase
12. 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.
future perfect
abstract noun
infinitive
predicate adjective
13. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
common prepositions
types of helping verbs
concrete noun
predicate adjective
14. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
demonstrative adjective
intensive pronoun
adjective
past perfect
15. Common - proper - compound - collective
types of nouns
intensive pronoun
intransitive verb
present perfect
16. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
direct object
common noun
mass noun
gerund
17. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
abstract noun
gerund
verb phrase
correlative conjunction
18. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been
common linking verbs
superlative adverb
preposition
negatives
19. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
linking verb
transitive verb
present / present participle
antecedent
20. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
possessive noun
pronoun
preposition
types of indefinite articles
21. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
noun
antecedent
predicate nominative
coordinating conjunctions
22. Noun that shows ownership or possession
possessive noun
intensive pronoun
abstract noun
gerund phrase
23. 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.
correlative conjunction
common linking verbs
coordinating conjunction
relative pronoun
24. 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
mass noun
coordinating conjunctions
main verb
adverb
25. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
gerund phrase
superlative adjective
verb phrase
plural noun
26. 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
intensive pronoun
comparative adverb
indefinite pronoun
adverb phrase
27. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
who
subordinating conjunction
subject pronoun
relative pronoun
28. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
proper noun
indirect object
future perfect
transitive verb
29. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish
participle phrase
interjections
personal pronoun
proper adjective
30. Anything - no one - all - some - several
types of indefinite pronouns
types of verbs
future tense
common noun
31. Action - linking - helping - phrases
past tense
common articles
types of verbs
noun
32. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
infinitive phrase
gerund phrase
correlative conjunction
types of helping verbs
33. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
superlative adverb
future perfect
relative pronoun
pronoun
34. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
indefinite pronoun
types of indefinite articles
mass noun
present perfect
35. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
common noun
reflexive pronoun
superlative adverb
plural possessive noun
36. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
indirect object
helping verb
antecedent
common noun
37. 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)
indefinite pronoun
superlative adverb
personal pronoun
adverb phrase
38. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
participle phrase
positive adjective
predicate nominative
parts of speech
39. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
reflexive pronoun
participle
transitive verb
types of helping verbs
40. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
possessive noun
common linking verbs
reflexive pronoun
pronoun
41. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
personal pronoun
common noun
plural noun
subordinating conjunction
42. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
superlative adjective
intransitive verb
positive adjective
abstract noun
43. 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
common adverbs (non - ly)
negatives
past tense
main verb
44. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
plural noun
future tense
mass noun
interjections
45. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
gerund
reflexive pronoun
participle
types of indefinite pronouns
46. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
gerund phrase
correlative conjunction
common linking verbs
superlative adverb
47. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
future perfect
indefinite pronoun
positive adjective
singular noun
48. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
correlative conjunction
types of adjectives
subordinating conjunction
comparative adjective
49. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
abstract noun
negatives
collective noun
past tense
50. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
whom
superlative adjective
adverb phrase
parts of speech
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