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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that






2. Connects words or word groups






3. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






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






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






9. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs






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






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






12. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






14. 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






15. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






28. 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






29. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






31. This - that - these - those






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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)






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






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






38. A - and - the






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






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






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






42. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.






43. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.






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






45. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






47. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.






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






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






50. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must