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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech
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1. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so
comparative adverb
indirect object
articles
coordinating conjunctions
2. Played / (have - has - had) played --> adding - ed or - d with form have
infinitive phrase
predicate adjective
past / past participle
superlative adverb
3. Tense with the past participle and helping verb WILL HAVE
future perfect
parts of speech
demonstrative adjective
singular noun
4. A word that modifies - or describes - a noun or pronoun; example: We saw LAZY lions beneath a SHADY tree.
present tense
subject pronoun
direct object
adjective
5. Adjectives - adverbs - conjunctions - interjections - nouns - pronouns - prepositions - verbs
whom
types of indefinite articles
subject pronoun
parts of speech
6. 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.
irregular verb
linking verb
future tense
whom
7. This - that - these - those
types of demonstrative pronouns
direct object
present / present participle
participle phrase
8. A word or group of words that expresses strong feeling; example: WELL - Snoopy is at the typewriter again.
collective noun
interjections
past / past participle
parts of speech
9. Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence; example: I walked ALONG the beach.
singular noun
preposition
common articles
whom
10. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some
plural noun
demonstrative pronoun
types of indefinite articles
possessive pronoun
11. Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb; tells who or what receives the action; example: Bobby loved his PARENTS.
types of indefinite pronouns
coordinating conjunctions
direct object
mass noun
12. Common - proper - compound - collective
antecedent
present / present participle
pronoun
types of nouns
13. Names any person place - thing or idea; example: pilot - city - park
common noun
direct object
intensive pronoun
demonstrative adjective
14. 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.
past tense
infinitive
proper noun
verb tense
15. Contains the main verb and helping verbs
proper adjective
verb phrase
plural noun
intransitive verb
16. Connects words or word groups
superlative adjective
positive adjective
conjunction
comparative adjective
17. Do - does - did - have - has - had - shall - should - will - would - can - could - may - might - must
types of helping verbs
gerund
antecedent
present tense
18. I - me - mine - my - we - us - our - ours - you - your - yours - he - she - him - her - his - it - them - them - their - theirs - its
past / past participle
common pronouns
pronoun
irregular verb
19. An adjective that is formed from a proper noun; example: Africa --> African; Scotland --> Scottish
transitive verb
proper adjective
types of indefinite pronouns
predicate nominative
20. Is not the main verb in a phrase; are added to another verb to make the meaning clearer; includes any forms of TO BE
comparative adjective
possessive pronoun
helping verb
comparative adverb
21. Adjectives 'a -' 'an -' and 'the'
articles
past tense
gerund
proper adjective
22. 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
types of demonstrative pronouns
superlative adjective
subject pronoun
indefinite pronoun
23. Used as a subject or part of a the subject in a sentence; WE are ready to go.
intensive pronoun
subject pronoun
past tense
types of helping verbs
24. 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
proper noun
noun
common noun
personal pronoun
25. Adverbs such as lower - nearer - more slowly; faster - more seriously
helping verb
past perfect
coordinating conjunctions
comparative adverb
26. Words that mean no; common negatives: no - not - never - nowhere - nothing - nobody - no one - neither - scarcely - barely; use only one in a sentence
negatives
mass noun
antecedent
demonstrative pronoun
27. Connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since - before - unless - however
types of adjectives
adverb phrase
future perfect
subordinating conjunction
28. Verb that tells the time of the action or being
subject pronoun
verb tense
types of helping verbs
personal pronoun
29. Points out particular person - place - or things
common prepositions
articles
demonstrative pronoun
superlative adjective
30. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National Park
plural noun
proper noun
noun
whom
31. Includes the gerund - its object - and its object's modifiers; WRITING A BEST SELLER is the goal of every novelist.
present / present participle
conjunction
gerund phrase
coordinating conjunctions
32. Verb that tells something that happened in the past; example: Dena LAUGHED at the jokes.
adjective phrase
adverb
past tense
transitive verb
33. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.
predicate nominative
past / past participle
types of helping verbs
articles
34. Phrase that includes the participle - its modifier - and its objects; example: The child - FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE - turned and walked away.
preposition
object pronoun
collective noun
participle phrase
35. Tense with the past participle and helping verb HAVE and HAS
present perfect
possessive pronoun
indirect object
predicate nominative
36. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those
demonstrative adjective
helping verb
predicate adjective
types of nouns
37. Joins the subject and the predicate
articles
intensive pronoun
irregular verb
linking verb
38. Names things you can see and touch; examples: pizza - kitten - diamond
proper adjective
verb tense
concrete noun
singular possessive noun
39. Is made up of a preposition - the object of the preposition - and all the words in between: example: Who lives IN THAT HOUSE?
verb phrase
parts of speech
types of nouns
prepositional phrase
40. Anything - no one - all - some - several
possessive pronoun
types of indefinite pronouns
antecedent
abstract noun
41. Play / (is - are - am) playing --> adding - ing used with form be
participle phrase
infinitive
present / present participle
types of helping verbs
42. Is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition; example: The sands of the BEACH were white.
infinitive
present tense
object of the preposition
types of verbs
43. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.
main verb
adverb
present perfect
indirect object
44. Verb that functions as an adjective; example: A RUNNING horse galloped down the road.
participle
object pronoun
predicate adjective
types of helping verbs
45. Tells that something will happen in the future; uses WILL with the verb; example: Dena WILL LAUGH at the jokes.
common prepositions
participle phrase
future tense
adjective
46. EITHER/OR - NEITHER/NOR - BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas
correlative conjunction
reflexive pronoun
pronoun
comparative adjective
47. The most important verb in a phrase
main verb
positive adjective
singular possessive noun
whom
48. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves
common pronouns
negatives
reflexive pronoun
main verb
49. A verb ending in - ing and functions as a noun; example: ESTIMATING is an important mathematics skill.
future tense
helping verb
gerund
types of demonstrative pronouns
50. Use as an object pronoun; example: To _____ am I speaking?
noun
possessive noun
linking verb
whom