ATI TEAS 7 English quizlet

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer, D, is the best way to revise the sentence because it maintains the original meaning and conveys the image effectively. It correctly shows that tears are causing her eyes to glisten in the moonlight. Choice A incorrectly suggests that the tears are physically located in the moonlight. Choice B reverses the relationship between tears and eyes. Choice C incorrectly places the moonlight inside her eyes.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B because parentheses are used to provide additional, non-essential information in a sentence. In choice B, the phrase "released in 2022" is supplementary to the main idea of the sentence. It provides extra information about the movie without altering the main message. Choice A is incorrect because the phrase in parentheses is essential to the sentence's meaning, not supplementary. Choices C and D are incorrect because the information within the parentheses is not non-essential but crucial to understanding the sentence.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Metaphor. A metaphor directly compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as." In the statement, "Her laughter was music to my ears," the comparison between laughter and music is direct and does not use "like" or "as." Choice B: Simile uses "like" or "as" in the comparison, which is not present in the statement. Choice C: Hyperbole involves exaggeration for emphasis, which is not evident in the statement. Choice D: Personification attributes human characteristics to non-human things, but in the statement, laughter is not given human qualities.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because "playing tennis" is used as a gerund, serving as the subject complement in the sentence. The gerund form functions as a noun, which is appropriate in this context. In contrast, choices B, C, and D use the -ing form incorrectly as a verb, participial phrase, and gerund phrase, respectively. Choice B uses "traveling" as a present participle, modifying the subject "He." Choice C uses "reading" as a gerund phrase, with "a good book" as its object. Choice D uses "writing" as a gerund phrase, with "her passion" as its subject complement.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: Personification. Personification is the literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities. In this line, the sea is given the human ability to whisper and share secrets, which is not a literal action of the sea. Alliteration (A) is the repetition of consonant sounds, not present in this line. Onomatopoeia (C) is the use of words that imitate sounds, not relevant here. Hyperbole (D) is an exaggeration for emphasis, which is not evident in the given line. Therefore, the most fitting literary device in this context is personification.