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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
participle
demonstrative pronoun
preposition
singular noun
2. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
positive adjective
past / past participle
proper adjective
common linking verbs
3. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
correlative conjunction
reflexive pronoun
object pronoun
subject pronoun
4. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
pronoun
common noun
reflexive pronoun
present perfect
5. Connects words or word groups
correlative conjunction
past tense
conjunction
negatives
6. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
concrete noun
infinitive
reflexive pronoun
negatives
7. This - that - these - those
past tense
collective noun
verb tense
types of demonstrative pronouns
8. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
superlative adjective
coordinating conjunctions
past perfect
gerund phrase
9. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
noun
subject pronoun
prepositional phrase
types of indefinite articles
10. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
present / present participle
intensive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
prepositional phrase
11. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
past / past participle
predicate nominative
object of the preposition
possessive pronoun
12. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
reflexive pronoun
present / present participle
helping verb
superlative adjective
13. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
intransitive verb
main verb
proper adjective
object of the preposition
14. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
subordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunctions
object pronoun
concrete noun
15. 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
common linking verbs
common adverbs (non - ly)
gerund phrase
conjunction
16. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
relative pronoun
gerund
demonstrative adjective
subordinating conjunction
17. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
adjective
negatives
reflexive pronoun
object of the preposition
18. The most important verb in a phrase
main verb
demonstrative pronoun
parts of speech
object of the preposition
19. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
plural noun
present perfect
transitive verb
indefinite pronoun
20. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
past tense
verb phrase
mass noun
demonstrative adjective
21. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
demonstrative adjective
mass noun
articles
past perfect
22. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.
intensive pronoun
action verb
verb tense
adverb phrase
23. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been
possessive noun
gerund phrase
direct object
common linking verbs
24. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
singular possessive noun
singular noun
articles
participle
25. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
parts of speech
concrete noun
past tense
common noun
26. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
indirect object
negatives
conjunction
verb phrase
27. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
object pronoun
verb tense
past perfect
infinitive
28. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
participle phrase
superlative adverb
reflexive pronoun
object pronoun
29. Takes the place of a noun or nouns; they show number and gender; example: singular: I - me - my - mine - you - your - yours - he - him - his - she - her - hers - it - its / plural: we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - they - them - their - the
types of demonstrative pronouns
common linking verbs
gerund phrase
personal pronoun
30. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
common noun
pronoun
types of adjectives
linking verb
31. 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
past perfect
indefinite pronoun
articles
verb phrase
32. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish
pronoun
proper noun
comparative adverb
proper adjective
33. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
subject pronoun
proper noun
prepositional phrase
future perfect
34. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
mass noun
proper adjective
parts of speech
participle
35. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
adjective phrase
object pronoun
noun
proper noun
36. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
infinitive phrase
singular possessive noun
common noun
personal pronoun
37. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
types of verbs
concrete noun
interrogative pronoun
demonstrative adjective
38. 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.
who
coordinating conjunction
main verb
reflexive pronoun
39. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
conjunction
object pronoun
common linking verbs
gerund
40. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
preposition
antecedent
proper noun
proper adjective
41. Joins the subject and the predicate
common noun
linking verb
adjective
predicate adjective
42. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
coordinating conjunctions
superlative adverb
object pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
43. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
articles
action verb
comparative adverb
future perfect
44. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
singular possessive noun
types of indefinite pronouns
plural possessive noun
relative pronoun
45. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
common pronouns
verb phrase
singular noun
conjunction
46. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
object of the preposition
whom
concrete noun
common pronouns
47. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.
whom
abstract noun
plural noun
comparative adjective
48. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
past / past participle
helping verb
superlative adjective
plural noun
49. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
participle phrase
indirect object
adjective
positive adjective
50. 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.
participle phrase
antecedent
personal pronoun
future perfect