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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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praxis
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1. A - and - the
indefinite pronoun
common articles
linking verb
comparative adverb
2. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
articles
superlative adverb
adjective phrase
parts of speech
3. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
predicate adjective
prepositional phrase
negatives
conjunction
4. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
common pronouns
present / present participle
participle
proper noun
5. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
adverb phrase
abstract noun
past / past participle
demonstrative pronoun
6. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
who
past / past participle
types of indefinite articles
reflexive pronoun
7. Common - proper - compound - collective
verb tense
proper adjective
types of nouns
common pronouns
8. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
plural noun
proper noun
action verb
common articles
9. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
abstract noun
past / past participle
gerund phrase
types of verbs
10. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
collective noun
linking verb
parts of speech
prepositional phrase
11. 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
common adverbs (non - ly)
participle
who
whom
12. 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
transitive verb
gerund
object pronoun
13. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
past tense
types of nouns
possessive pronoun
positive adjective
14. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish
proper adjective
future perfect
infinitive
types of indefinite articles
15. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
mass noun
prepositional phrase
positive adjective
adverb
16. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
participle phrase
plural possessive noun
possessive pronoun
reflexive pronoun
17. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
participle phrase
prepositional phrase
gerund phrase
future perfect
18. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
subject pronoun
adverb phrase
common pronouns
proper adjective
19. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house
collective noun
intensive pronoun
singular possessive noun
adjective phrase
20. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
articles
pronoun
common pronouns
indirect object
21. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
whom
past perfect
present perfect
common articles
22. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
past perfect
interjections
verb phrase
who
23. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
abstract noun
infinitive
transitive verb
reflexive pronoun
24. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
interrogative pronoun
articles
interjections
possessive noun
25. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
prepositional phrase
object pronoun
present tense
who
26. Noun that shows ownership or possession
past perfect
verb phrase
possessive noun
superlative adjective
27. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
participle
intensive pronoun
predicate nominative
verb phrase
28. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
past tense
gerund phrase
intransitive verb
common articles
29. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
pronoun
infinitive phrase
reflexive pronoun
positive adjective
30. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
adjective
proper noun
common prepositions
types of adjectives
31. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
direct object
types of indefinite pronouns
concrete noun
personal pronoun
32. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
indefinite pronoun
pronoun
whom
adverb
33. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
present tense
action verb
irregular verb
prepositional phrase
34. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff
negatives
interrogative pronoun
possessive pronoun
collective noun
35. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been
linking verb
verb tense
plural possessive noun
common linking verbs
36. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
types of nouns
types of indefinite pronouns
whom
reflexive pronoun
37. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
types of verbs
parts of speech
types of nouns
noun
38. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
transitive verb
superlative adverb
concrete noun
common adverbs (non - ly)
39. 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.
comparative adjective
direct object
coordinating conjunction
past / past participle
40. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
types of demonstrative pronouns
adverb phrase
common noun
types of nouns
41. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
present perfect
proper noun
types of demonstrative pronouns
participle
42. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
plural noun
whom
common linking verbs
intensive pronoun
43. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
reflexive pronoun
future perfect
verb tense
types of demonstrative pronouns
44. Connects words or word groups
verb tense
irregular verb
future perfect
conjunction
45. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
common prepositions
comparative adjective
gerund phrase
predicate nominative
46. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
personal pronoun
conjunction
helping verb
superlative adverb
47. 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 / present participle
irregular verb
object pronoun
preposition
48. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
future tense
verb tense
superlative adjective
superlative adverb
49. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
relative pronoun
singular noun
infinitive phrase
coordinating conjunctions
50. 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.
types of demonstrative pronouns
antecedent
negatives
present tense