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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.
types of helping verbs
reflexive pronoun
abstract noun
intransitive verb
2. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
linking verb
object of the preposition
coordinating conjunction
types of indefinite pronouns
3. 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)
adverb phrase
verb phrase
present perfect
who
4. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
common articles
types of demonstrative pronouns
common adverbs (non - ly)
predicate nominative
5. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling
plural noun
coordinating conjunction
abstract noun
reflexive pronoun
6. Noun that shows ownership or possession
negatives
indirect object
participle phrase
possessive noun
7. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
collective noun
intransitive verb
verb phrase
present / present participle
8. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
correlative conjunction
direct object
conjunction
proper adjective
9. Joins the subject and the predicate
helping verb
linking verb
plural possessive noun
common pronouns
10. A - and - the
indefinite pronoun
prepositional phrase
infinitive phrase
common articles
11. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
adverb phrase
plural possessive noun
infinitive phrase
abstract noun
12. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
object of the preposition
demonstrative pronoun
interrogative pronoun
demonstrative adjective
13. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.
object pronoun
indefinite pronoun
types of verbs
verb tense
14. 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
comparative adverb
coordinating conjunctions
adverb
adverb phrase
15. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
preposition
coordinating conjunctions
future tense
intensive pronoun
16. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
linking verb
adverb phrase
singular noun
future perfect
17. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it
pronoun
types of helping verbs
predicate adjective
superlative adjective
18. The most important verb in a phrase
main verb
types of verbs
plural noun
demonstrative adjective
19. Connects words or word groups
conjunction
adverb
abstract noun
possessive pronoun
20. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
coordinating conjunctions
plural possessive noun
who
present perfect
21. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
who
types of demonstrative pronouns
noun
articles
22. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
prepositional phrase
types of demonstrative pronouns
interrogative pronoun
abstract noun
23. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
common linking verbs
main verb
past tense
subject pronoun
24. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
reflexive pronoun
gerund
noun
subordinating conjunction
25. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
infinitive phrase
gerund phrase
types of verbs
articles
26. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
types of indefinite pronouns
reflexive pronoun
antecedent
demonstrative adjective
27. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
gerund phrase
concrete noun
preposition
comparative adverb
28. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
types of helping verbs
interjections
types of adjectives
concrete noun
29. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
direct object
comparative adjective
coordinating conjunctions
common noun
30. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
indefinite pronoun
antecedent
plural noun
types of indefinite pronouns
31. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
noun
future perfect
infinitive phrase
common noun
32. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
correlative conjunction
reflexive pronoun
plural noun
adjective phrase
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.
types of helping verbs
present perfect
antecedent
personal pronoun
34. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
preposition
adverb
personal pronoun
participle
35. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
types of indefinite pronouns
verb tense
past / past participle
indirect object
36. 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
transitive verb
types of indefinite articles
intensive pronoun
indefinite pronoun
37. 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.
predicate nominative
present / present participle
infinitive
common articles
38. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
types of nouns
singular noun
indefinite pronoun
helping verb
39. Adjective used when no comparison being made; example: This is a HOT day.
verb tense
positive adjective
whom
intransitive verb
40. 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.
object of the preposition
conjunction
predicate adjective
intransitive verb
41. Points out particular person - place - or things
future tense
personal pronoun
demonstrative pronoun
gerund phrase
42. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
common linking verbs
interjections
linking verb
abstract noun
43. 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
present tense
comparative adjective
common prepositions
adjective
44. Adverbs such as lowest - nearest - most slowly; fastest - most seriously
conjunction
superlative adverb
gerund phrase
present / present participle
45. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
adjective
direct object
abstract noun
who
46. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
common adverbs (non - ly)
singular noun
parts of speech
adjective
47. 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.
comparative adverb
gerund
irregular verb
helping verb
48. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house
subordinating conjunction
singular possessive noun
future tense
infinitive
49. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
participle
types of helping verbs
possessive noun
past tense
50. 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.
common articles
coordinating conjunction
verb tense
intensive pronoun