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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?






2. 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






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






4. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






7. 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.






8. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






26. This - that - these - those






27. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






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






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






32. Connects words or word groups






33. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






37. Action - linking - helping - phrases






38. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






40. 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)






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






42. Common - proper - compound - collective






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.






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






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






50. 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.