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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
reflexive pronoun
preposition
present tense
interrogative pronoun
2. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
demonstrative pronoun
past perfect
predicate nominative
prepositional phrase
3. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
relative pronoun
correlative conjunction
adverb phrase
singular possessive noun
4. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
relative pronoun
past / past participle
common prepositions
reflexive pronoun
5. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
whom
common pronouns
common adverbs (non - ly)
superlative adjective
6. 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.
common linking verbs
demonstrative adjective
object of the preposition
infinitive
7. Anything - no one - all - some - several
types of indefinite pronouns
object pronoun
common articles
subject pronoun
8. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
subject pronoun
coordinating conjunctions
whom
possessive noun
9. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
singular possessive noun
indefinite pronoun
subject pronoun
predicate adjective
10. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
interrogative pronoun
verb phrase
infinitive
abstract noun
11. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
correlative conjunction
direct object
object of the preposition
intransitive verb
12. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
concrete noun
verb phrase
types of indefinite articles
common adverbs (non - ly)
13. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
participle phrase
types of nouns
intransitive verb
comparative adverb
14. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
plural possessive noun
intransitive verb
infinitive phrase
coordinating conjunction
15. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
types of adjectives
object pronoun
types of verbs
parts of speech
16. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
future perfect
positive adjective
present tense
proper adjective
17. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
intensive pronoun
types of indefinite articles
object pronoun
verb phrase
18. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
collective noun
whom
types of indefinite pronouns
present tense
19. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
plural possessive noun
predicate nominative
indefinite pronoun
present perfect
20. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
singular noun
past perfect
common linking verbs
possessive noun
21. 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
plural possessive noun
adjective
common prepositions
indefinite pronoun
22. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
interjections
antecedent
direct object
types of adjectives
23. Joins the subject and the predicate
concrete noun
linking verb
common prepositions
demonstrative pronoun
24. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
verb tense
plural possessive noun
common noun
reflexive pronoun
25. 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.
present tense
reflexive pronoun
transitive verb
irregular verb
26. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
types of adjectives
types of verbs
common noun
possessive pronoun
27. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
action verb
singular noun
direct object
common articles
28. Common - proper - compound - collective
gerund phrase
types of nouns
types of verbs
common pronouns
29. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
participle phrase
coordinating conjunctions
types of indefinite articles
types of verbs
30. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
main verb
articles
types of indefinite pronouns
interjections
31. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
comparative adverb
gerund
adjective
past perfect
32. Noun that shows ownership or possession
possessive noun
abstract noun
types of adjectives
linking verb
33. Action - linking - helping - phrases
types of verbs
positive adjective
common articles
superlative adverb
34. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been
plural possessive noun
interjections
common linking verbs
predicate adjective
35. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
future perfect
plural possessive noun
proper noun
coordinating conjunctions
36. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
singular possessive noun
action verb
who
coordinating conjunctions
37. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
possessive noun
participle
common linking verbs
collective noun
38. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
adjective phrase
direct object
past tense
singular possessive noun
39. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
coordinating conjunctions
superlative adjective
interjections
prepositional phrase
40. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house
superlative adjective
participle phrase
singular possessive noun
adjective phrase
41. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
negatives
common noun
abstract noun
past tense
42. Connects words or word groups
participle
conjunction
comparative adjective
indefinite pronoun
43. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
common adverbs (non - ly)
adverb
adjective phrase
44. An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of a sentence; includes forms of taste - look - feel - smell - appear - seem - and become; example: I look TIRED - but I feel FINE.
mass noun
main verb
predicate adjective
adverb
45. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
common adverbs (non - ly)
gerund phrase
predicate adjective
future perfect
46. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
whom
preposition
parts of speech
gerund
47. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
collective noun
future tense
plural noun
verb phrase
48. 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
singular possessive noun
indefinite pronoun
past / past participle
abstract noun
49. 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)
adverb phrase
relative pronoun
past / past participle
common noun
50. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
present / present participle
possessive noun
whom
types of helping verbs