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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






3. This - that - these - those






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






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






6. A - and - the






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Points out particular person - place - or things






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. Common - proper - compound - collective






37. 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)






38. Connects words or word groups






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS