PRAXIS ENGLISH

PRAXIS ENGLISH

by daniela suarez

​ADJECTIVES VS ADVERBS

​Adjectives modify nouns and verbs of feeling

​Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, adverbs and sentences

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​ADJ

​Suzan gave an outstanding performance in the program

​How beautiful the scenery is!

​ADV

​the young violinist plays well - ​the surprisingly young violinist plays well

​​the young violinist plays rather well - surprisingly, the young violinist plays well.Suzan gave an outstanding performance in the programHow beautiful the scenery is!

Fill in the Blanks

What part of speech is the word "quiet" in the following lyric:

"I hear the drums echoing tonight, but she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation."

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the adjective that fits in the blank: "Post Malone is a very _________ performer"

• elegant

• elegantly

Multiple Choice

What two things do Adverbs identify?

• the relationship to a noun

• the degree of something

• who, when , where and why

Multiple Choice

 

In the following lyric, what part of speech is the word "back"?

"Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ay, ay)

He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na."

• adverb

• adjective

• verb

• noun

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is N-O-T an adverb in the following lyric:

"You probably think that you are better now, better now.

You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around."

• probably

• around

• better

Multiple Choice

Please write ………………………

• neat

• neatly

Multiple Choice

I am feeling much ……………………………. today.

• good

• better

• more good

Multiple Choice

You ………………………… ate anything.

• hard

• hardly

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​Who is a subject pronoun: Who is coming for dinner tonight? x is coming for...

​Whom is an object pronoun: Whom should I speak with about setting up the dance?

​whose is a possessive pronoun: something belongs to a person- whose car is park in the driveway? / whose bag is this? / whose party is it ?

Multiple Choice

 To ___ did you hand your ticket? 

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

_____ did Francis meet at the law firm?

• whom

• who

Multiple Choice

____ did you call last night?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

_____ couldn't go to sleep last night because of a fire?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

 ______ couldn't find the restaurant?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

_____ did Mrs. R give a "D"?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

... going to the dance next Friday?

• who's

• whose

Multiple Choice

... your date for the dance?

• who's

• whose

Multiple Choice

We need to find out ... lunch this is before we get on the bus for the field trip.

• who's

• whose

Multiple Choice

... permission slip (autorización) did you say this was?

• who's

• whose

​prepositions in questions

​Remember, if in the sentence we need a preposition, we need it in the question to.

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​I was talking about prepositions - what were you talking about?

​this present is for my bro - whom is this present for?

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Fill in the Blanks

write down a question for the sentence: I am afraid of spiders

Fill in the Blanks

write a question: the work will be finished by 2023

Fill in the Blanks

write a question : I am interested in classical music

Fill in the Blanks

write a question: I am looking at the dancing class