Writing, Speaking, and Listening (LA)
Praxis 5002
Proper noun - answer a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea
common noun - answer A general name for a person, place, or thing
collective noun - answer a word that names a group
pronoun - answer A word that takes the place of a noun
verb - answerAn action word
adjective - answerA word that describes a noun
adverb - answerA word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Preposition - answerstarts a prep. phrase and shows the relationship b/w a noun/pron.
and another word in the sentence. (in, of, by, until, except, during, for, from, with, to,
etc.)
conjuction - answerconnecting words such as and, but, or
participial phrase - answercontains a participle and acts as an adjective; examples:
They arrested the man DRIVING THE CAR.
prepositonal phrase - answerA group of words that begins with a preposition and ends
with a noun or pronoun. Examples: Against the grain, across the bridge, below the
horizon, etc.
appostive phrase - answerfollows another noun or noun phrase in apposition to it; that
is, it provides information that further identifies or defines it.
independent clause - answerexpresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a
sentence. Has both a subject and a verb.
dependent clause - answerA clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or
adverb
Praxis 5002
Proper noun - answer a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea
common noun - answer A general name for a person, place, or thing
collective noun - answer a word that names a group
pronoun - answer A word that takes the place of a noun
verb - answerAn action word
adjective - answerA word that describes a noun
adverb - answerA word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Preposition - answerstarts a prep. phrase and shows the relationship b/w a noun/pron.
and another word in the sentence. (in, of, by, until, except, during, for, from, with, to,
etc.)
conjuction - answerconnecting words such as and, but, or
participial phrase - answercontains a participle and acts as an adjective; examples:
They arrested the man DRIVING THE CAR.
prepositonal phrase - answerA group of words that begins with a preposition and ends
with a noun or pronoun. Examples: Against the grain, across the bridge, below the
horizon, etc.
appostive phrase - answerfollows another noun or noun phrase in apposition to it; that
is, it provides information that further identifies or defines it.
independent clause - answerexpresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a
sentence. Has both a subject and a verb.
dependent clause - answerA clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or
adverb
