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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






2. 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






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






4. Points out particular person - place - or things






5. Noun that shows ownership or possession






6. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Connects words or word groups






12. This - that - these - those






13. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.






14. 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






15. A - and - the






16. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some






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






18. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE






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






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






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






22. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun; examples: The killer whale is a species of PORPOISE. (tells what kind of species) or That whale WITH THE UNUSUAL MARKINGS is our favorite. (tells which whale)






29. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park






30. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






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






32. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish






33. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.






34. 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






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






36. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'






37. 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.






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






39. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.






40. 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






41. Common - proper - compound - collective






42. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas






43. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be






44. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents






45. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it






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






47. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.






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






49. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;






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






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