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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Common - proper - compound - collective
proper noun
types of nouns
irregular verb
who
2. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
noun
object pronoun
possessive noun
future perfect
3. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
present perfect
abstract noun
common prepositions
interrogative pronoun
4. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
concrete noun
infinitive phrase
reflexive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
5. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
articles
noun
correlative conjunction
adverb
6. Anything - no one - all - some - several
types of indefinite pronouns
articles
past / past participle
possessive pronoun
7. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
collective noun
future tense
object of the preposition
pronoun
8. 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
indefinite pronoun
adjective phrase
abstract noun
common noun
9. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
common articles
singular noun
verb tense
concrete noun
10. 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.
infinitive phrase
irregular verb
reflexive pronoun
common prepositions
11. 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
personal pronoun
positive adjective
common adverbs (non - ly)
correlative conjunction
12. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
pronoun
comparative adjective
prepositional phrase
common noun
13. 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
negatives
collective noun
common pronouns
14. A - and - the
whom
common pronouns
common articles
main verb
15. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
gerund
present / present participle
singular possessive noun
proper adjective
16. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.
object pronoun
whom
pronoun
comparative adjective
17. This - that - these - those
types of demonstrative pronouns
object pronoun
intensive pronoun
singular noun
18. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
gerund phrase
mass noun
verb tense
types of helping verbs
19. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
superlative adjective
predicate nominative
relative pronoun
participle phrase
20. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
singular noun
possessive noun
direct object
adverb
21. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
relative pronoun
helping verb
present perfect
predicate nominative
22. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
plural possessive noun
plural noun
negatives
indefinite pronoun
23. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
possessive noun
types of nouns
proper noun
comparative adjective
24. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
parts of speech
plural possessive noun
present perfect
singular possessive noun
25. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house
indefinite pronoun
singular possessive noun
linking verb
object pronoun
26. 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)
possessive noun
participle phrase
main verb
adjective phrase
27. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
conjunction
future tense
demonstrative adjective
antecedent
28. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
plural noun
adverb phrase
personal pronoun
abstract noun
29. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
positive adjective
mass noun
infinitive phrase
past / past participle
30. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
prepositional phrase
coordinating conjunctions
articles
intransitive verb
31. 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
adverb
plural noun
direct object
possessive pronoun
32. Noun that shows ownership or possession
possessive noun
future perfect
whom
relative pronoun
33. 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.
indirect object
adjective phrase
comparative adjective
predicate adjective
34. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
future perfect
common prepositions
infinitive phrase
types of nouns
35. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
object of the preposition
interjections
indefinite pronoun
coordinating conjunction
36. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
possessive pronoun
future perfect
negatives
common linking verbs
37. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
types of demonstrative pronouns
types of adjectives
superlative adverb
demonstrative adjective
38. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
comparative adjective
intensive pronoun
future perfect
articles
39. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
whom
indefinite pronoun
prepositional phrase
linking verb
40. 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.
indefinite pronoun
coordinating conjunction
demonstrative adjective
intransitive verb
41. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
types of helping verbs
helping verb
types of indefinite articles
object pronoun
42. Action - linking - helping - phrases
adjective phrase
abstract noun
types of verbs
plural possessive noun
43. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
infinitive
types of adjectives
noun
types of verbs
44. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
coordinating conjunctions
demonstrative adjective
intensive pronoun
past tense
45. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
subordinating conjunction
comparative adjective
possessive pronoun
predicate nominative
46. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
object of the preposition
past perfect
helping verb
superlative adverb
47. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
antecedent
past / past participle
plural noun
present tense
48. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
plural noun
pronoun
irregular verb
singular possessive noun
49. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
mass noun
reflexive pronoun
predicate adjective
verb tense
50. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
participle
past / past participle
common articles
participle phrase