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Praxis 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Use the word _______ when the noun is something you can count. Ex. There was a large xxxx of people there. | Number |
| Use the word ______ when the noun is something that cannot be counted. Ex. There was a large xxxx of money. Or the xxxx of trash was staggering. | Amount |
| Use the word Many or Much for COUNT nouns. Ex. xxxx of the people had left | Many |
| Use the word Many or Much for NON-COUNT words. Ex. xxxxx of the cake was left over after the party | Much |
| Use the word Fewer or Less for COUNT nouns. Ex. There are even xxxx people here now | Fewer |
| Use the word Fewer or Less for NON-COUNT nouns. Ex. The population was xxx this year the last. Or there is xxxx cake left this morning than last night | Less |
| Use Imply or Infer when it comes from the SPEAKER. Ex. The author can _____ that Ned was the killer | Imply |
| Use Imply or Infer when it comes form the LISTENER. Ex. Tracey can xxxxx Justin would be late when he said he was still at work | Infer |
| The speaker ______ and the listener _____ | Implies; Infers |
| Use MANY, NUMBER, and FEWER when you _____ count the noun | Can |
| Use MUCH, AMOUNT, and LESS when you ______ count the noun | Cannot |
| Never use Reason and ____ together. They are redundant. Ex. The reason _____ I did it. | Why; Why |
| Never use And and ______ together. They are redundant. Ex. She lacked the stamina to finish and _____ the will | Also; Also |
| If you see "ed" at the end of Affect or Effect, the correct choice is ______ with an __ | Affect; A |
| Use a comma after the ______, if the _____ is part of a sentence. Ex. June 14, 1966, is my birthdate. | Year; Year |
| Use a ______ to separate contrasting parts of a sentence. Ex. This is my drink, not yours. | Comma |
| Use a comma to introduce or separate a _______. Ex. She screamed, "I hate you!" or "Why," I asked, "do you hate me?" | Quote |
| ______ shows OWNERSHIP and who's is a _______ | Whose; Contraction |
| Whose or Who's: We weren't sure _____ book it was. | Whose |
| If you see "the" or "a", it is ______ and you do not use They, orTheir | Singular |
| Things have an INFLUENCE ____, not an Influence ____ Ex. His narrative poems had an influence ____ novelists | On; For; On |