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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Another - each - neither - many - all - more - other - both - either - few - several - any - most - some






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. 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.






8. The most important verb in a phrase






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






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






11. Pronoun that ends in - self or - selves






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






31. 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.






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






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






34. Connects words or word groups






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






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






37. Common - proper - compound - articles - indefinite articles






38. A common noun that cannot be easily separated into countable units; examples: water - sand - gold - cement - air






39. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






41. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A - and - the






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






50. Common - proper - compound - collective