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Praxis Grammar Vocab
Additional Praxis Grammar Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Homophone | Words that are pronounced the same as another word but have a different meaning and may be spelled differently |
| Antecedent | What comes before an action or pronoun Ex. A kid sticking their tongue out causing another kid to do so Ex. TIMMY was a very shy kid; he struggled to talk to others. |
| Present Continuous Passive Voice | [Object] + [is/are] + [being] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [Subject] |
| Indefinite Pronoun | refer to a non-specific person, place, or thing Ex. Anyone, Some, All, Nobody, Everything |
| Interjection | A very short sentence that conveys strong emotions Ex. Wow! |
| Coordinating Conjunction | FANBOYS For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
| Clause | a phrase that contains a subject and a verb |
| Subordinating Conjunction | a conjunction used at the beginning of a subordinate (dependent) clause Ex. because, although, even though, since |
| Interrogative Sentence | a sentence that asks a question Ends with a question mark |
| Phrase | a group of words that contributes meaning but does not contain both a subject and a predicate |
| Declarative Sentence | a sentence that makes a statement or gives an opinion Ends in a period Ex. I love my job. |
| Exclamatory sentence | a sentence that expresses emotion Ends in an exclammation point |
| Syntax | rules that govern the construction of words in order to make phrases, clauses, and sentences |
| Present Perfect Passive Voice | [Object] + [have/has] + [been] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [Subject] |
| Future Tense Passive Voice | [Object] + [will / "to be" going to] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [Subject] |
| Idiom | a phrase or expression that does not mean the same as the literal words |
| Demonstrative pronouns | this, that, these, those |
| Past Tense Passive Voice | [Object] + [was/were] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [Subject] |
| Modal Verb Passive Voice | [Object] + [modal verb] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [Subject] |
| Defining Relative Clause | clause that gives essential information on the subject; needed for the meaning of the sentence Ex. I left my wallet THAT HAD MY CARD IN IT back home. |
| Present Tense Passive Voice | [Object] + [is/are] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [Subject] |