How do you know if you can take a slip from a house plant?

I know that you can't do this with all plants because they will die, how do you know what plants you cannot take a slip from?

How do you know if you can take a slip from a house plant?
If you mean a cutting: most of the time you can take a cutting from a plant that is herbaceous, meaning that it has green stems that are soft. If the plant is "woody" then you can still take cuttings, but you will have to root them differently. Both types of plants will benefit from using rooting hormone on the cut ends if you're putting them directly into moist soil. Woody plants will not root in water, but MUST be rooted in soil, and generally take a lot longer. You should be able to buy rooting hormone at any nursery for a couple of dollars; a small package will root a LOT of plants.
Reply:you can take from all plants but you have to know where to cut library get a book on it