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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously






2. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






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






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






7. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park






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






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






18. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. Connects words or word groups






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






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






27. Common - proper - compound - collective






28. A - and - the






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






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






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






37. 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)






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






39. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






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






44. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence






45. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish






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






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






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






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






50. Joins the subject and the predicate