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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.






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. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






19. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Connects words or word groups






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






26. 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)






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






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. The most important verb in a phrase






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






36. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






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







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