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Praxis II Language And Linguistics Grammar Parts Of Speech

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself - yourself - himself - herself - ourselves - yourselves - and themselves






2. Contains the main verb and helping verbs






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Action - linking - helping - phrases






10. 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






11. Noun that shows ownership or possession






12. 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.






13. Names a particular person - place - thing - or idea; example: Amelia Earhart - Chicago - Katmai National 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. Joins the subject and the predicate






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






17. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. Connects words or word groups






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The most important verb in a phrase






41. This - that - these - those






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






43. A - and - the






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Points out particular person - place - or things