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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents






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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






14. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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






29. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAD






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






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






32. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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






36. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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)






50. 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.