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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.






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






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






4. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






7. Noun that shows ownership or possession






8. A - and - the






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Connects words or word groups






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






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






27. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






29. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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