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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
interrogative pronoun
subordinating conjunction
future tense
abstract noun
2. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
intensive pronoun
future perfect
intransitive verb
reflexive pronoun
3. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
plural possessive noun
object pronoun
mass noun
verb phrase
4. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
parts of speech
past / past participle
future perfect
subordinating conjunction
5. 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)
preposition
intransitive verb
common prepositions
adjective phrase
6. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
linking verb
subordinating conjunction
noun
common prepositions
7. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
parts of speech
types of adjectives
proper noun
indirect object
8. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
possessive pronoun
reflexive pronoun
verb tense
collective noun
9. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
verb tense
transitive verb
comparative adverb
predicate adjective
10. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
past tense
participle
present perfect
types of indefinite pronouns
11. 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.
irregular verb
preposition
interrogative pronoun
collective noun
12. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
reflexive pronoun
types of adjectives
intransitive verb
linking verb
13. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
types of nouns
past tense
plural noun
demonstrative pronoun
14. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
present / present participle
intransitive verb
predicate adjective
positive adjective
15. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
articles
verb tense
common prepositions
interjections
16. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
preposition
demonstrative pronoun
types of nouns
proper adjective
17. The most important verb in a phrase
adverb phrase
subordinating conjunction
past perfect
main verb
18. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
action verb
past / past participle
predicate adjective
personal pronoun
19. Common - proper - compound - collective
irregular verb
participle
conjunction
types of nouns
20. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
future tense
preposition
demonstrative adjective
present / present participle
21. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
subordinating conjunction
intransitive verb
common prepositions
infinitive phrase
22. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
correlative conjunction
predicate nominative
articles
object pronoun
23. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
present perfect
past tense
intensive pronoun
verb tense
24. 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
past tense
indefinite pronoun
preposition
gerund
25. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
indefinite pronoun
infinitive
irregular verb
comparative adjective
26. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.
demonstrative pronoun
transitive verb
verb phrase
adverb
27. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
common pronouns
infinitive phrase
linking verb
main verb
28. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
coordinating conjunctions
reflexive pronoun
articles
interrogative pronoun
29. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
singular possessive noun
plural possessive noun
intransitive verb
infinitive phrase
30. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
abstract noun
future perfect
past tense
present / present participle
31. A - and - the
who
common articles
present / present participle
noun
32. 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)
subordinating conjunction
irregular verb
gerund phrase
adverb phrase
33. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
types of indefinite articles
common pronouns
types of helping verbs
reflexive pronoun
34. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
object of the preposition
proper noun
infinitive phrase
past tense
35. 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
types of indefinite articles
common adverbs (non - ly)
gerund
past perfect
36. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
infinitive phrase
adjective
indirect object
negatives
37. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
prepositional phrase
reflexive pronoun
gerund
gerund phrase
38. Action - linking - helping - phrases
main verb
common prepositions
types of verbs
mass noun
39. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
gerund
reflexive pronoun
types of demonstrative pronouns
singular noun
40. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
abstract noun
types of demonstrative pronouns
types of nouns
present tense
41. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
present perfect
object pronoun
prepositional phrase
predicate nominative
42. Noun that shows ownership or possession
adverb phrase
types of indefinite articles
possessive noun
plural noun
43. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
possessive noun
intensive pronoun
types of nouns
participle phrase
44. This - that - these - those
indefinite pronoun
interjections
infinitive
types of demonstrative pronouns
45. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
superlative adverb
intransitive verb
positive adjective
demonstrative adjective
46. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
helping verb
adverb phrase
common noun
types of indefinite pronouns
47. 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.
antecedent
demonstrative pronoun
indefinite pronoun
present tense
48. Anything - no one - all - some - several
personal pronoun
adverb
types of indefinite pronouns
superlative adjective
49. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
future perfect
proper adjective
present / present participle
present tense
50. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
adverb
predicate adjective
common pronouns
superlative adjective