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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






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






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






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






7. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






9. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.






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






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






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






21. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.






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






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






34. 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






35. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have






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






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






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






39. Connects words or word groups






40. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?






48. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which






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






50. 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.