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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

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






2. Takes the place of one or more noun; example: I - you - he - she - it - we - they - it






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






4. This - that - these - those






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Noun that shows ownership or possession






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






22. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. Action - linking - helping - phrases






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Connects words or word groups






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






40. Action verb followed by a noun or pronoun that receives the action; example: I KNOW the story.






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






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






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






44. 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)






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






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






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






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






49. 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)






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