ATI TEAS English Questions

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B because it introduces a new piece of information about the individual's educational background after high school. It signals a shift in focus from high school to college, making it an appropriate point to start a new paragraph. Choice A is incorrect because it suggests no need for a new paragraph when a new topic is being introduced. Choices C and D are incorrect as they do not relate to the individual's educational journey and do not serve as suitable starting points for a new paragraph.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C, complex structure. The sentence contains one independent clause "The restaurant is unconventional" and one dependent clause "because it serves both Chicago-style pizza and New York-style pizza." The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, making it a complex sentence. A: Simple - Incorrect because the sentence contains more than one clause. B: Compound - Incorrect because a compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. D: Compound-complex - Incorrect because a compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Parallelism. In the sentence, the actions "travel to Italy," "take a Mediterranean cruise," and "go to Pompeii" should be parallel in structure to maintain consistency. The final action "eat a lot of Italian food" does not match the structure of the previous actions. Therefore, the lack of parallelism creates an error in the sentence. The other choices are incorrect because: B: Sentence fragment - The sentence is a complete sentence and not a fragment. C: Misplaced modifier - There are no misplaced modifiers in the sentence. D: Subject-verb agreement - There are no issues with subject-verb agreement in the sentence.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D. The sentence should not have a comma before "because" as it is a coordinating conjunction connecting two independent clauses. Adding a comma would create a comma splice error. Choice A incorrectly adds a comma before "because." Choice B incorrectly separates "protesters" with a comma and adds a comma before "because." Choice C awkwardly places "protestors" at the end of the sentence and does not require a comma before "because." The correct answer, choice D, maintains the correct punctuation and syntax, making it the appropriate correction.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B because it introduces a new piece of information about the individual's educational background after high school. It signals a shift in focus from high school to college, making it an appropriate point to start a new paragraph. Choice A is incorrect because it suggests no need for a new paragraph when a new topic is being introduced. Choices C and D are incorrect as they do not relate to the individual's educational journey and do not serve as suitable starting points for a new paragraph.