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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done; example: Jack showed the DOG kindness.






2. 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.






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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)






7. 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






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






9. Common - proper - compound - collective






10. A - and - the






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Be - feel - grow - seem - smell - remain - appear - sound - stay - look - taste - turn - become - am - are - is - was - were - am being - can be - have been






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Action - linking - helping - phrases






23. Shows ownership by more than one person or thing; example: my friends' parents






24. Is used as a direct/indirect object in a sentence; example: Rebecca gave ME a gift.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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)






32. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Names one person - place - or thing; example: principal - cafeteria - stereos






48. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






49. The most important verb in a phrase






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