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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.






2. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that






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






4. 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.






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






6. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.






7. 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.






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






9. 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






10. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.






11. 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






12. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park






13. 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






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






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






16. Noun that shows ownership or possession






17. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.






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






19. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its






20. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some






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






22. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air






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






24. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?






25. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.






26. 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)






27. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.






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






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






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






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






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






33. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






34. Anything - no one - all - some - several






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






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






37. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.






38. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have






39. Points out particular person - place - or things






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






41. 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.






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






43. Common noun that names a group with more than one member; examples: jury - brigade - staff






44. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however






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






46. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been






47. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.






48. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.






49. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.






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