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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Noun that shows ownership or possession
possessive noun
object pronoun
types of nouns
object of the preposition
2. Points out particular person - place - or things
demonstrative pronoun
present / present participle
interjections
future perfect
3. 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.
helping verb
predicate adjective
interjections
action verb
4. Phrase that includes the infinitive - it's objects - and the objects modifiers
infinitive phrase
types of demonstrative pronouns
pronoun
proper noun
5. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
past tense
verb tense
action verb
abstract noun
6. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
concrete noun
main verb
proper noun
common articles
7. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
intransitive verb
gerund
parts of speech
superlative adjective
8. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves
predicate adjective
types of indefinite pronouns
present perfect
reflexive pronoun
9. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
relative pronoun
comparative adverb
intransitive verb
types of indefinite articles
10. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.
common articles
verb phrase
infinitive phrase
intensive pronoun
11. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
parts of speech
present perfect
adjective
past tense
12. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
whom
possessive noun
types of verbs
infinitive
13. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.
prepositional phrase
verb phrase
possessive pronoun
articles
14. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
singular noun
mass noun
coordinating conjunctions
collective noun
15. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
proper adjective
types of indefinite articles
preposition
comparative adjective
16. The most important verb in a phrase
direct object
main verb
types of nouns
interjections
17. Anything - no one - all - some - several
types of indefinite articles
types of indefinite pronouns
common noun
proper adjective
18. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
subject pronoun
infinitive phrase
plural possessive noun
negatives
19. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
helping verb
whom
reflexive pronoun
types of adjectives
20. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
articles
reflexive pronoun
reflexive pronoun
indirect object
21. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.
past / past participle
comparative adjective
present / present participle
common linking verbs
22. Joins the subject and the predicate
transitive verb
singular noun
main verb
linking verb
23. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
infinitive phrase
predicate nominative
object pronoun
predicate adjective
24. 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
preposition
comparative adverb
common adverbs (non - ly)
mass noun
25. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
past / past participle
present / present participle
indefinite pronoun
indirect object
26. Common - proper - compound - collective
types of nouns
collective noun
predicate nominative
past perfect
27. 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
articles
negatives
conjunction
adverb
28. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
main verb
past tense
plural possessive noun
present / present participle
29. A - and - the
antecedent
common articles
future perfect
past / past participle
30. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
proper noun
concrete noun
preposition
direct object
31. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
verb tense
proper noun
predicate nominative
pronoun
32. 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
pronoun
personal pronoun
interrogative pronoun
adverb
33. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
superlative adjective
object pronoun
reflexive pronoun
relative pronoun
34. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
coordinating conjunction
common prepositions
prepositional phrase
future perfect
35. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
common noun
singular noun
linking verb
subject pronoun
36. 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)
comparative adverb
adjective phrase
singular possessive noun
adverb
37. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
superlative adjective
demonstrative pronoun
adjective
object pronoun
38. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
types of indefinite pronouns
pronoun
participle
coordinating conjunctions
39. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
subordinating conjunction
predicate adjective
articles
reflexive pronoun
40. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
relative pronoun
preposition
gerund phrase
coordinating conjunctions
41. This - that - these - those
types of demonstrative pronouns
correlative conjunction
future perfect
relative pronoun
42. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
intensive pronoun
noun
common articles
action verb
43. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
gerund phrase
verb tense
object pronoun
correlative conjunction
44. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
whom
adjective phrase
interjections
object of the preposition
45. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.
possessive noun
common articles
superlative adjective
past perfect
46. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
interrogative pronoun
present perfect
present tense
correlative conjunction
47. 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
irregular verb
types of helping verbs
positive adjective
indefinite pronoun
48. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
past perfect
positive adjective
gerund phrase
interjections
49. 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.
present perfect
types of nouns
coordinating conjunction
common prepositions
50. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD
reflexive pronoun
past perfect
types of demonstrative pronouns
present / present participle