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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






8. The most important verb in a phrase






9. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.






10. Names an idea - quality - action - or feeling






11. A - and - the






12. 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.






13. This - that - these - those






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






15. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






16. Emphasizes its antecedent; adds emphasis to pronoun or named noun; examples: I MYSELF will go.






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






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






19. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






22. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.






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






24. 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)






25. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos






26. Connects words or word groups






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






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






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






30. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






31. Includes all linking verbs and any action verbs that do not take an object; example: My friends CRIED.






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






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






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






35. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






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






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






39. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.






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






47. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS






48. 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






49. 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.






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







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