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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

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






2. Noun that shows ownership or possession






3. 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






4. 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.






5. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






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






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






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






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






11. Points out person - places - or things - but less clearly;






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






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






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






15. 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)






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Common - proper - compound - collective






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






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






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






38. The most important verb in a phrase






39. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






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






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






45. This - that - these - those






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






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






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






49. 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






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