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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






20. This - that - these - those






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






42. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






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






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






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






47. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






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






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