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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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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.






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






3. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.






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






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






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






7. Points out particular person - place - or things






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






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






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






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






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






13. The most important verb in a phrase






14. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






22. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






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






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






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.






27. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






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






31. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






32. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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






40. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.






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






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






43. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.






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






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






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






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






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






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.






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)