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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. This - that - these - those






37. 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)






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






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






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






41. Points out particular person - place - or things






42. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. 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.






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