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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish






2. This - that - these - those






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






4. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Action - linking - helping - phrases






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






22. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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)






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






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






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






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






34. A - and - the






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






36. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.






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






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






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






40. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






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






44. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






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






49. The most important verb in a phrase






50. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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