ESL Praxis- Grammar

Active Voice
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Active Voice
the subject performs action in the sentence or is the thing described by a predicate adjective.
Ex. John carried the papers to the desk or John is a thoughtful boy.
Passive Voice
the action is performed by an unknown agent.
Ex. The papers were carried to the desk.
Degrees of Adjectives
Base (1) Ex. High, Thick, Beautiful, Bad; Comparative (2) Ex. Higher, Thicker, More Beautiful, Worse;
Superlative (3 or more) Ex. Highest, Thickest, Most Beautiful, Worst
Personal Pronoun
takes the place of a name of a person, place, or thing. 1st person- I, me, my mine; 2nd person- You, your, yours; 3rd person- He, him, his, she, her, hers, they, them, theirs, we, us, ours, it is, who whom
Relative Pronoun
used to relate to another noun in the sentence
Ex. The chef WHO won the proze studied in Paris
Who, whom, whoever, whomever, that, which
Indefinite Pronoun
refers to an unknown person, place, or thing.
Another, anyone, anything, each, neither , no body, someone, something, both, few, many, serval, all, most, none, some
Demonstrative pronoun
points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea Ex. THAT car is the one I want.
This, that, these, those,
Interrogative Pronoun
used to ask a question
Who, whom, which, what, whose
Reflexive Pronoun
refers back to the person to whom the pronoun refers, usually refers to the subject of a sentence; examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves
Simple Present Tense
verb tense that describes present action or condition. Ex. Hear, Play Run
Present Progressive Tenseverb tense that shows action in progress. Ex. Am hearing, Is playing, Are runningSimple Past Tenseverbe tense that shows completed action Ex. Heard, played, ranPast Prgressive Tenseverb tense that shows past action that took place over a period of time. Ex. Was hearing, Were playing, Was runningFuture Tenseverb tense that shows an action that will or will not happen in the futrure. Ex. Will hear, Won't play, Will runnPresent Perfect Tenseverb tense that describes an action that began in the past but continues til the present. Ex. Have heard, Has played, Has runPast Perfectverb tense that describes an event completed in the past prior to another event. Ex. Had heard, Had played, Had runPresent Perfect Progressive Tenseverb tense to describe an action that began in the pas, continues to the present and may continue into the future. Ex. Has been hearing, Have been playing, Has been runningFuture Perfect Tenseverb tense to express an action that will be completed by or before a specified time in the future. Ex. Will have heard, Will have played, Will have run.