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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. The most important verb in a phrase






15. 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.






16. Action - linking - helping - phrases






17. 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.






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






19. Common - proper - compound - collective






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. This - that - these - those






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






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






32. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






48. 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)






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






50. 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