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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. A word that names a person - place - thing - or idea; example: boy - Juan - river - Texas
noun
participle
whom
collective noun
2. Anything - no one - all - some - several
correlative conjunction
participle phrase
types of indefinite pronouns
adverb
3. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
subordinating conjunction
types of adjectives
coordinating conjunctions
helping verb
4. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
object of the preposition
common pronouns
abstract noun
coordinating conjunction
5. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
verb phrase
gerund phrase
past / past participle
predicate adjective
6. Verb that tells something that is happening now; example: Dena LAUGHS at the jokes.
concrete noun
parts of speech
present / present participle
present tense
7. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
whom
action verb
gerund
subject pronoun
8. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
predicate nominative
types of helping verbs
plural noun
common adverbs (non - ly)
9. Pronoun that asks a question; examples: who - whom - whose - what - which
whom
interrogative pronoun
past / past participle
proper noun
10. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
comparative adverb
participle phrase
singular noun
common linking verbs
11. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
preposition
demonstrative adjective
personal pronoun
negatives
12. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air
past tense
mass noun
past perfect
common adverbs (non - ly)
13. 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
indefinite pronoun
reflexive pronoun
types of demonstrative pronouns
relative pronoun
14. The most important verb in a phrase
future perfect
main verb
plural possessive noun
interjections
15. 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.
participle
infinitive
adverb
transitive verb
16. Action - linking - helping - phrases
linking verb
types of verbs
adverb
whom
17. 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.
proper adjective
predicate adjective
past tense
interrogative pronoun
18. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;
direct object
adverb
indefinite pronoun
types of helping verbs
19. Common - proper - compound - collective
singular possessive noun
coordinating conjunctions
types of nouns
intransitive verb
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.
coordinating conjunction
object pronoun
adjective
adverb phrase
21. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
types of demonstrative pronouns
antecedent
demonstrative adjective
helping verb
22. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
future perfect
interjections
coordinating conjunction
object of the preposition
23. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
future perfect
prepositional phrase
verb tense
common noun
24. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
parts of speech
proper adjective
verb tense
negatives
25. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
indefinite pronoun
demonstrative adjective
present tense
adjective
26. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
conjunction
types of indefinite articles
main verb
concrete noun
27. Linked group of words preceding noun or pronoun; examples: who - which - that
superlative adjective
relative pronoun
linking verb
indefinite pronoun
28. 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.
infinitive
object of the preposition
antecedent
proper noun
29. This - that - these - those
coordinating conjunctions
types of demonstrative pronouns
future perfect
subject pronoun
30. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
subject pronoun
common noun
singular noun
predicate adjective
31. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.
helping verb
superlative adjective
possessive pronoun
transitive verb
32. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
main verb
verb phrase
singular noun
present tense
33. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
past tense
future perfect
superlative adjective
concrete noun
34. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
present / present participle
plural possessive noun
present tense
verb phrase
35. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos
singular noun
future tense
types of indefinite pronouns
past / past participle
36. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep
pronoun
plural noun
subordinating conjunction
coordinating conjunction
37. 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
subject pronoun
past tense
singular possessive noun
common adverbs (non - ly)
38. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
indirect object
types of nouns
antecedent
gerund
39. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
reflexive pronoun
subordinating conjunction
possessive pronoun
future tense
40. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents
plural possessive noun
intensive pronoun
common pronouns
positive adjective
41. Use as a subject pronoun; example: _____ is not going?
who
possessive pronoun
adverb phrase
intransitive verb
42. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
adverb phrase
mass noun
proper noun
antecedent
43. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
proper noun
superlative adverb
transitive verb
negatives
44. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
participle
demonstrative pronoun
common pronouns
types of indefinite articles
45. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
types of helping verbs
demonstrative pronoun
past tense
object of the preposition
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
verb tense
singular noun
helping verb
main verb
47. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles
possessive noun
types of adjectives
comparative adverb
articles
48. 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)
antecedent
direct object
adjective phrase
indefinite pronoun
49. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
articles
predicate nominative
parts of speech
reflexive pronoun
50. 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
singular noun
common prepositions
verb tense
subject pronoun