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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.






2. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.






3. 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)






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






5. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling






6. Noun that shows ownership or possession






7. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






9. Joins the subject and the predicate






10. A - and - the






11. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents






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






13. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.






14. 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






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






16. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos






17. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it






18. The most important verb in a phrase






19. Connects words or word groups






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






21. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?






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






23. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.






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






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






26. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those






27. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.






28. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond






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






30. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;






31. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE






32. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






39. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.






40. 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.






41. Points out particular person - place - or things






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






43. 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






44. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously






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






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






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.






48. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house






49. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.






50. 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.