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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
action verb
gerund phrase
coordinating conjunction
possessive pronoun
2. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
irregular verb
singular possessive noun
past tense
positive adjective
3. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
singular possessive noun
preposition
possessive pronoun
subordinating conjunction
4. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
possessive noun
past perfect
reflexive pronoun
adjective
5. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house
past tense
object pronoun
singular possessive noun
intransitive verb
6. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
plural noun
antecedent
main verb
common articles
7. Points out particular person - place - or things
demonstrative pronoun
noun
types of indefinite pronouns
direct object
8. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
gerund
noun
interjections
common noun
9. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
preposition
types of indefinite articles
superlative adjective
indefinite pronoun
10. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
irregular verb
indirect object
direct object
proper noun
11. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
superlative adjective
infinitive phrase
correlative conjunction
indefinite pronoun
12. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
past / past participle
infinitive
relative pronoun
preposition
13. The most important verb in a phrase
parts of speech
common noun
main verb
object pronoun
14. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
concrete noun
adverb
superlative adjective
correlative conjunction
15. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
infinitive phrase
adverb phrase
reflexive pronoun
present / present participle
16. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
reflexive pronoun
adverb
correlative conjunction
object of the preposition
17. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
whom
adjective
types of indefinite articles
possessive pronoun
18. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
reflexive pronoun
action verb
comparative adverb
common prepositions
19. 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.
plural noun
future perfect
irregular verb
interjections
20. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
types of indefinite pronouns
interrogative pronoun
mass noun
coordinating conjunctions
21. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
collective noun
subject pronoun
reflexive pronoun
past perfect
22. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
types of helping verbs
possessive pronoun
interrogative pronoun
verb phrase
23. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
types of demonstrative pronouns
prepositional phrase
past tense
common prepositions
24. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
action verb
future perfect
intransitive verb
singular possessive noun
25. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
interjections
correlative conjunction
pronoun
plural possessive noun
26. 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.
collective noun
main verb
coordinating conjunction
interjections
27. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
past perfect
prepositional phrase
verb tense
interjections
28. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
indirect object
correlative conjunction
present / present participle
types of adjectives
29. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
verb tense
predicate nominative
adjective phrase
future tense
30. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
interjections
collective noun
common adverbs (non - ly)
pronoun
31. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
singular noun
types of adjectives
concrete noun
types of indefinite pronouns
32. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.
possessive pronoun
infinitive
future tense
comparative adverb
33. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
gerund
comparative adverb
relative pronoun
object pronoun
34. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
infinitive phrase
mass noun
common prepositions
transitive verb
35. 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.
irregular verb
predicate adjective
types of helping verbs
participle
36. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
superlative adverb
personal pronoun
reflexive pronoun
interrogative pronoun
37. 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
singular possessive noun
antecedent
indefinite pronoun
irregular verb
38. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
articles
types of helping verbs
antecedent
future perfect
39. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
whom
coordinating conjunctions
verb phrase
indirect object
40. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.
indirect object
transitive verb
action verb
linking verb
41. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
parts of speech
relative pronoun
comparative adjective
types of helping verbs
42. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
participle phrase
superlative adjective
adjective
plural noun
43. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
participle
antecedent
direct object
reflexive pronoun
44. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
helping verb
gerund
personal pronoun
singular noun
45. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
adjective phrase
correlative conjunction
future tense
coordinating conjunctions
46. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
common pronouns
future perfect
preposition
subordinating conjunction
47. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
future perfect
abstract noun
common pronouns
irregular verb
48. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been
infinitive phrase
demonstrative pronoun
common linking verbs
prepositional phrase
49. 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.
types of demonstrative pronouns
infinitive
personal pronoun
demonstrative adjective
50. 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)
common linking verbs
types of verbs
adverb phrase
superlative adverb