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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. 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
common noun
superlative adverb
irregular verb
adverb
2. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
comparative adverb
noun
preposition
participle phrase
3. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
types of demonstrative pronouns
present tense
predicate nominative
demonstrative pronoun
4. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
types of demonstrative pronouns
correlative conjunction
types of adjectives
common noun
5. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
past perfect
possessive noun
positive adjective
subordinating conjunction
6. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
past / past participle
future perfect
present perfect
comparative adverb
7. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.
linking verb
comparative adjective
transitive verb
demonstrative adjective
8. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
future tense
correlative conjunction
pronoun
object pronoun
9. Joins the subject and the predicate
comparative adjective
coordinating conjunction
linking verb
present tense
10. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
common prepositions
future perfect
object of the preposition
main verb
11. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
singular noun
reflexive pronoun
concrete noun
common noun
12. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
types of verbs
predicate nominative
indefinite pronoun
reflexive pronoun
13. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
personal pronoun
plural noun
superlative adverb
comparative adverb
14. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
types of adjectives
abstract noun
intransitive verb
articles
15. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
predicate nominative
future perfect
common pronouns
interjections
16. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
helping verb
present tense
who
noun
17. Connects words or word groups
conjunction
personal pronoun
types of nouns
abstract noun
18. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
direct object
interrogative pronoun
irregular verb
common adverbs (non - ly)
19. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
participle phrase
participle
plural possessive noun
subject pronoun
20. This - that - these - those
types of demonstrative pronouns
relative pronoun
adverb
prepositional phrase
21. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
positive adjective
future perfect
present perfect
possessive pronoun
22. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
predicate adjective
common articles
verb tense
main verb
23. 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
common prepositions
action verb
object of the preposition
participle
24. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
interjections
infinitive phrase
common adverbs (non - ly)
common linking verbs
25. Common - proper - compound - collective
action verb
types of nouns
subordinating conjunction
types of helping verbs
26. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
plural possessive noun
participle phrase
past perfect
intransitive verb
27. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
gerund phrase
singular noun
demonstrative adjective
who
28. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
common linking verbs
types of helping verbs
common pronouns
noun
29. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
common articles
prepositional phrase
comparative adjective
types of verbs
30. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.
superlative adjective
adjective
transitive verb
indefinite pronoun
31. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
plural noun
superlative adverb
linking verb
parts of speech
32. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.
possessive pronoun
coordinating conjunction
irregular verb
gerund phrase
33. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
proper noun
common pronouns
types of verbs
main verb
34. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
intensive pronoun
types of indefinite articles
mass noun
negatives
35. 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
indefinite pronoun
gerund phrase
irregular verb
36. Noun that shows ownership or possession
possessive noun
past tense
main verb
indefinite pronoun
37. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
superlative adverb
indirect object
positive adjective
correlative conjunction
38. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
superlative adjective
coordinating conjunctions
intransitive verb
possessive noun
39. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
interrogative pronoun
demonstrative adjective
common linking verbs
transitive verb
40. 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)
proper adjective
object of the preposition
common articles
adjective phrase
41. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
verb phrase
plural possessive noun
common prepositions
gerund
42. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
reflexive pronoun
object of the preposition
demonstrative adjective
prepositional phrase
43. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
infinitive
subject pronoun
common noun
whom
44. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
linking verb
plural noun
plural possessive noun
collective noun
45. 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.
infinitive phrase
comparative adverb
proper noun
predicate adjective
46. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
verb phrase
superlative adverb
gerund
negatives
47. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
present / present participle
participle
action verb
object pronoun
48. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
common adverbs (non - ly)
direct object
whom
verb phrase
49. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
interjections
demonstrative adjective
demonstrative pronoun
past tense
50. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
adverb
future tense
singular noun
coordinating conjunctions