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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?






2. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be






9. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






20. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.






21. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. Joins the subject and the predicate






28. 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)






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Connects words or word groups






45. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond






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






47. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






48. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






49. 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.






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