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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






9. Noun that shows ownership or possession






10. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






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






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






27. A - and - the






28. This - that - these - those






29. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those






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






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






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






33. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






34. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.






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






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






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






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






39. The most important verb in a phrase






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






41. 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.






42. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






44. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






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






47. 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






48. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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







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