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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






4. A - and - the






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Connects words or word groups






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






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






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






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






32. 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)






33. This - that - these - those






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






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






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






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






38. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






42. 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






43. Prepositional phrase that modifies a verb - an adjective - or an adverb; examples: The porpoises performed WITH EASE. (tells how) or Shows begin ON THE HOUR. (tells when)






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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