EPD EXAM STUDY GUIDE
8 Parts of Speech - Answers - Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Conjunction
Preposition Determiners
Noun - Answers - words that are used to name people, places, animals, ideas and
things.
Common Nouns/Generic - Answers - general terms;
ball
stick
dogs
friends
hospital
Proper Nouns/Specific - Answers - specific nouns;
Nigel
Jose Rizal University
Malacañang Palace
Philippines
LA Lakers
Singular - Answers - ONE thing, person, animal, etc. (under nouns)
Plural - Answers - TWO or MORE things, people, animals, etc. (under nouns)
Pronouns - Answers - words that are used to substitute a noun in a sentence.
Types of Pronouns - Answers - reflexive pronouns, possessive pronouns, relative
pronouns and indefinite pronouns.
Personal Pronouns - Answers - refer to people and animals
I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its,
they, them, their, theirs
Possessive Pronouns - Answers - shows possession of ownership of something
my, your, his, their, her, its, our
Indefinite Pronouns - Answers - refer to unspecified people or things
all, any, each, every
Interrogative Pronouns - Answers - ask questions
, who whom which what
Relative Pronouns - Answers - introduce dependent clauses
who whom whose which that
Intensive Pronouns - Answers - emphasize a noun or pronoun
myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves themselves
Reciprocal Pronouns - Answers - refer to a mutual relationship between two or more
people
each other one another
Reflexive Pronouns - Answers - refer back to the subject of the sentence
myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves themselves
Demonstrative Pronouns - Answers - point to specific things
this that these those
Verbs - Answers - words that denote an action that is being performed by the noun or
the subject in a sentence.
also called action words.
Three types of Verbs - Answers - Action Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs
Linking Verbs
Action Verbs - Answers - describe an activity or action.
these verbs can be used in the present, past, future tenses to describe an action that
has taken place, is taking place, or will take place.
run climb swim sing laugh
Auxiliary Verbs (Helping Verbs) - Answers - to modify the meaning of a main verb.
verbs are used to express necessity, possibility, ability, or permission.
can will may should could might must
8 Parts of Speech - Answers - Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Conjunction
Preposition Determiners
Noun - Answers - words that are used to name people, places, animals, ideas and
things.
Common Nouns/Generic - Answers - general terms;
ball
stick
dogs
friends
hospital
Proper Nouns/Specific - Answers - specific nouns;
Nigel
Jose Rizal University
Malacañang Palace
Philippines
LA Lakers
Singular - Answers - ONE thing, person, animal, etc. (under nouns)
Plural - Answers - TWO or MORE things, people, animals, etc. (under nouns)
Pronouns - Answers - words that are used to substitute a noun in a sentence.
Types of Pronouns - Answers - reflexive pronouns, possessive pronouns, relative
pronouns and indefinite pronouns.
Personal Pronouns - Answers - refer to people and animals
I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its,
they, them, their, theirs
Possessive Pronouns - Answers - shows possession of ownership of something
my, your, his, their, her, its, our
Indefinite Pronouns - Answers - refer to unspecified people or things
all, any, each, every
Interrogative Pronouns - Answers - ask questions
, who whom which what
Relative Pronouns - Answers - introduce dependent clauses
who whom whose which that
Intensive Pronouns - Answers - emphasize a noun or pronoun
myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves themselves
Reciprocal Pronouns - Answers - refer to a mutual relationship between two or more
people
each other one another
Reflexive Pronouns - Answers - refer back to the subject of the sentence
myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves themselves
Demonstrative Pronouns - Answers - point to specific things
this that these those
Verbs - Answers - words that denote an action that is being performed by the noun or
the subject in a sentence.
also called action words.
Three types of Verbs - Answers - Action Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs
Linking Verbs
Action Verbs - Answers - describe an activity or action.
these verbs can be used in the present, past, future tenses to describe an action that
has taken place, is taking place, or will take place.
run climb swim sing laugh
Auxiliary Verbs (Helping Verbs) - Answers - to modify the meaning of a main verb.
verbs are used to express necessity, possibility, ability, or permission.
can will may should could might must
