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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
reflexive pronoun
verb tense
superlative adjective
intransitive verb
2. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
irregular verb
participle phrase
demonstrative adjective
helping verb
3. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
adverb
participle phrase
subject pronoun
parts of speech
4. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
object of the preposition
action verb
future perfect
object pronoun
5. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house
singular possessive noun
predicate adjective
past / past participle
types of verbs
6. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
prepositional phrase
common linking verbs
collective noun
conjunction
7. Action - linking - helping - phrases
participle
types of verbs
gerund phrase
noun
8. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
types of adjectives
comparative adverb
possessive noun
proper adjective
9. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
object of the preposition
superlative adjective
superlative adverb
concrete noun
10. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
whom
participle
indefinite pronoun
noun
11. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
action verb
subordinating conjunction
noun
prepositional phrase
12. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
parts of speech
reflexive pronoun
predicate adjective
possessive pronoun
13. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been
action verb
common linking verbs
negatives
types of helping verbs
14. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
abstract noun
noun
gerund
future tense
15. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
conjunction
intransitive verb
direct object
adjective
16. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
types of indefinite articles
present / present participle
types of indefinite pronouns
mass noun
17. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
common pronouns
subject pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
common prepositions
18. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
positive adjective
gerund
negatives
abstract noun
19. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
intensive pronoun
participle
types of verbs
relative pronoun
20. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
conjunction
participle phrase
future tense
superlative adverb
21. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
possessive noun
past perfect
proper noun
coordinating conjunctions
22. 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.
indefinite pronoun
reflexive pronoun
antecedent
intransitive verb
23. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
object pronoun
indirect object
proper noun
irregular verb
24. Anything - no one - all - some - several
types of adjectives
types of indefinite pronouns
common pronouns
adjective
25. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
proper noun
interrogative pronoun
relative pronoun
reflexive pronoun
26. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
future perfect
coordinating conjunction
concrete noun
present / present participle
27. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
types of indefinite pronouns
infinitive phrase
reflexive pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
28. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
possessive noun
present / present participle
coordinating conjunctions
personal pronoun
29. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
noun
parts of speech
positive adjective
plural noun
30. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
adjective
plural noun
superlative adjective
demonstrative pronoun
31. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
main verb
antecedent
predicate nominative
direct object
32. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.
linking verb
comparative adjective
future perfect
conjunction
33. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
types of adjectives
present / present participle
types of indefinite pronouns
indirect object
34. 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
concrete noun
main verb
articles
indefinite pronoun
35. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
subordinating conjunction
abstract noun
plural noun
past / past participle
36. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
interjections
plural possessive noun
who
relative pronoun
37. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
verb tense
predicate nominative
present perfect
types of indefinite pronouns
38. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
past / past participle
infinitive phrase
verb tense
pronoun
39. Connects words or word groups
negatives
abstract noun
conjunction
reflexive pronoun
40. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
adjective phrase
action verb
who
gerund
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.
infinitive
singular noun
adverb phrase
interjections
42. 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.
types of demonstrative pronouns
present perfect
past tense
irregular verb
43. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
intransitive verb
types of nouns
singular possessive noun
positive adjective
44. 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
subordinating conjunction
main verb
noun
45. 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
intensive pronoun
possessive pronoun
personal pronoun
interjections
46. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
conjunction
singular noun
types of nouns
abstract noun
47. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
indefinite pronoun
infinitive
prepositional phrase
gerund phrase
48. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
interrogative pronoun
positive adjective
participle phrase
indefinite pronoun
49. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
predicate adjective
action verb
common pronouns
parts of speech
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.
abstract noun
superlative adverb
irregular verb
coordinating conjunction