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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.






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






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






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






5. An adjective used to compare three or more items; example: This is the HOTTEST day of the year.






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






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






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






9. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?






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






11. 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






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






13. 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)






14. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






16. Connects words or word groups






17. A - and - the






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






19. An adjective used to compare two items; example: Today is HOTTER than yesterday.






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






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






22. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






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






25. 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)






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






27. 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






28. Names more than one person - place - or thing; example: principals - switches - communities - toys - leaves - roofs - radios - potatoes - feet - sheep






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






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






31. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






33. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'






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






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






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






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






38. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






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






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






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






43. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. This - that - these - those






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






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