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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

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1. 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.






2. This - that - these - those






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






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






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






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






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






8. Tells what the subject of a sentence does or did; example: She SLEEPS every day. She SLEPT every day.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.






15. 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.






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






17. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas






18. 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






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






20. Common - proper - compound - collective






21. Connects words or word groups






22. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






24. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






25. Shows ownership by one person or thing; example: my aunt's house






26. 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






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






28. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






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






32. 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






33. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. Points out particular person - place - or things






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






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






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






45. Shows ownership or possession of something; example: Jerome is learning about HIS ancestors.






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






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






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






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






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