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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;






2. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas






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






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






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






6. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.






7. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.






13. 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.






14. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence






23. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






25. The most important verb in a phrase






26. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously






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






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






29. 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)






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






31. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.






32. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers






33. Points out particular person - place - or things






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish






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






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






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






43. 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)






44. Connects words or word groups






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






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






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






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






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






50. Joins the subject and the predicate