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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
subordinating conjunction
concrete noun
indefinite pronoun
negatives
2. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
singular noun
singular possessive noun
helping verb
adverb
3. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
subordinating conjunction
present perfect
past / past participle
irregular verb
4. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
interjections
proper noun
articles
adjective
5. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
articles
participle phrase
types of helping verbs
abstract noun
6. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
object of the preposition
parts of speech
noun
proper adjective
7. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
plural noun
whom
common articles
comparative adverb
8. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
pronoun
common articles
possessive noun
correlative conjunction
9. Noun that shows ownership or possession
possessive noun
possessive pronoun
relative pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
10. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
indefinite pronoun
participle phrase
past perfect
articles
11. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
gerund
object of the preposition
participle phrase
subject pronoun
12. 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
conjunction
common prepositions
common articles
types of nouns
13. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
past tense
adjective phrase
collective noun
infinitive phrase
14. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
antecedent
gerund
reflexive pronoun
common linking verbs
15. 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
participle phrase
superlative adverb
types of verbs
16. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
adverb phrase
indefinite pronoun
types of nouns
participle phrase
17. 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.
reflexive pronoun
future perfect
irregular verb
past perfect
18. Action - linking - helping - phrases
collective noun
types of verbs
object of the preposition
demonstrative adjective
19. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
types of verbs
proper noun
superlative adjective
coordinating conjunction
20. This - that - these - those
demonstrative adjective
possessive noun
types of demonstrative pronouns
reflexive pronoun
21. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
common noun
concrete noun
adjective phrase
present / present participle
22. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
plural noun
types of demonstrative pronouns
negatives
intensive pronoun
23. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
action verb
types of nouns
common pronouns
predicate nominative
24. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
object of the preposition
plural noun
whom
types of indefinite pronouns
25. 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
indefinite pronoun
collective noun
common linking verbs
types of demonstrative pronouns
26. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
possessive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
interrogative pronoun
indirect object
27. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
direct object
noun
intensive pronoun
future tense
28. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish
irregular verb
interrogative pronoun
proper adjective
subordinating conjunction
29. 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)
pronoun
common prepositions
future perfect
30. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
common pronouns
possessive pronoun
common linking verbs
singular noun
31. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
types of helping verbs
singular possessive noun
negatives
intensive pronoun
32. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
common adverbs (non - ly)
intransitive verb
parts of speech
verb tense
33. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
adverb phrase
object pronoun
irregular verb
intransitive verb
34. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
prepositional phrase
indefinite pronoun
future perfect
demonstrative adjective
35. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
collective noun
mass noun
reflexive pronoun
superlative adverb
36. 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.
coordinating conjunction
present perfect
positive adjective
gerund phrase
37. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
future perfect
participle
irregular verb
types of demonstrative pronouns
38. Joins the subject and the predicate
collective noun
common prepositions
linking verb
gerund phrase
39. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
present perfect
possessive pronoun
interjections
future perfect
40. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
common articles
object pronoun
collective noun
intransitive verb
41. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
plural possessive noun
object pronoun
comparative adverb
intransitive verb
42. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
antecedent
proper adjective
types of nouns
verb phrase
43. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
adverb phrase
coordinating conjunctions
indirect object
present tense
44. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
main verb
subject pronoun
who
conjunction
45. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.
comparative adverb
possessive pronoun
gerund
superlative adjective
46. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
past tense
linking verb
plural possessive noun
types of adjectives
47. Common - proper - compound - collective
concrete noun
predicate adjective
mass noun
types of nouns
48. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
types of demonstrative pronouns
verb tense
predicate nominative
past / past participle
49. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
predicate nominative
direct object
types of helping verbs
singular noun
50. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
pronoun
gerund phrase
common adverbs (non - ly)
infinitive phrase