TEAS English Practice Test

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: And Then There Were None. The title does not contain a preposition. Prepositions are words that show the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence. In this title, "And Then There Were None," there are no prepositions present. The other choices, A, B, and C, all contain prepositions. A: The Man in the Brown Suit - "in," B: The Secret of Chimneys - "of," and C: Murder on the Orient Express - "on." Therefore, D is the correct answer as it is the only title without a preposition.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because the sentence is a direct quotation and should be enclosed in quotation marks. The sentence is a reported speech where 'He asked' is followed by the actual question asked. The proper punctuation for direct quotations is to enclose the quoted words in quotation marks. The other choices are incorrect because a semicolon after 'asked' is unnecessary as there is no independent clause following it, a comma after 'assignment' is unnecessary as it would create a comma splice, and choice D is incorrect because quotation marks are indeed missing.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: whose. In the sentence, "I asked a colleague to bring it to you," the pronoun "whose" is not appropriate because it is used to indicate possession or ownership, while in this context, the pronoun needs to refer to the object being brought. The pronouns A, B, and C (my, our, your) can all correctly refer to the object in the sentence. Therefore, the pronoun "whose" does not work in this sentence.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Coordinate clause. In the sentence, 'I ate, and he drank,' both 'I ate' and 'he drank' are independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction 'and'. A coordinate clause is a clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence. In this case, both clauses can function independently, making them coordinate clauses. Summary: - Choice B (Dependent clause) is incorrect because the clauses in the sentence are independent, not dependent. - Choice C (Subordinate clause) is incorrect because the clauses are not related in a hierarchical structure. - Choice D (Independent clause) is incorrect because while the clauses are independent, the question asks for the specific type of independent clause, which is a coordinate clause in this case.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: And Then There Were None. The title does not contain a preposition. Prepositions are words that show the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words in a sentence. In this title, "And Then There Were None," there are no prepositions present. The other choices, A, B, and C, all contain prepositions. A: The Man in the Brown Suit - "in," B: The Secret of Chimneys - "of," and C: Murder on the Orient Express - "on." Therefore, D is the correct answer as it is the only title without a preposition.