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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air






2. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






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






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






6. The most important verb in a phrase






7. Noun that shows ownership or possession






8. Afterward - already - quick - hard - never - today - even - low - rather - tomorrow - how - now - then - yesterday - late - often - almost - back - long - soon - when - here - next - still - where - far - more - slow - too - fast - near - so






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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)






14. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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)






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






24. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however






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






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






27. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.






28. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






36. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






44. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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






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