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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house






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






3. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






4. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Points out particular person - place - or things






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






37. 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.






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






39. Connects words or word groups






40. 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






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






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






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






44. The most important verb in a phrase






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






46. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






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






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






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