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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. For - and - nor - but - or - yet - so






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






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






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






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






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.






7. This - that - these - those






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






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






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






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






12. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






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.






15. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






16. Connects words or word groups






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Points out particular person - place - or things






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






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






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






33. Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Lassie has been a CELEBRITY for decades.






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






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






36. Tells which one; examples: this - that - these - and those






37. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






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