TEAS English Questions

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: "The colonists refused to buy stamps, and they were determined to get the Stamp Act repealed." This choice effectively combines the two sentences using a comma before the coordinating conjunction "and." This maintains the clarity of each independent clause while showing the relationship between them. Choice A is incorrect because it lacks a comma before the conjunction "and," leading to a run-on sentence. Choice C is incorrect as it removes the subject "they," making the sentence unclear. Choice D is incorrect because it lacks the necessary coordinating conjunction "and," making it a comma splice.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Rationale for Correct Answer (A): 1. Clarity: Answer A effectively revises the introduction by placing the focus on Mary Shelley as the English novelist who conceived of Dr. Frankenstein and the monster, highlighting her impact on literature and popular culture. 2. Conciseness: This answer maintains conciseness by directly stating the key points without unnecessary elaboration. 3. Logical Structure: The sentence flows logically and maintains a clear subject-verb-object structure, making it easy to understand the connection between Mary Shelley, Dr. Frankenstein, and their impact. Summary of Incorrect Choices: B. This choice shifts the focus to Dr. Frankenstein creating the monster, losing the emphasis on Mary Shelley's conception and impact. C. While this choice includes all the necessary elements, it lacks the clarity of choice A by not explicitly stating Mary Shelley as the English novelist behind the conception. D. This choice introduces unnecessary information about Mary Shelley's nationality, which distracts from the main point of her impact

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D because both "as a class" and "into small groups" are prepositional phrases. A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition (as, into), its object (class, groups), and any modifiers (a, small). "When we arrive" is not a prepositional phrase as "when" is a subordinating conjunction, not a preposition, making choice B incorrect. Choice D correctly identifies both prepositional phrases while excluding the non-prepositional phrase in choice B.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because it correctly uses commas to set off the appositive phrase "my pet bird" in the sentence. Commas are used to separate non-essential information from the rest of the sentence. In this case, "my pet bird" is additional information about Maya. Explanation: A: Correct - Uses commas to set off the appositive phrase. B: Incorrect - No punctuation is used to set off the list of names. C: Incorrect - Uses commas incorrectly in a series. D: Incorrect - No punctuation issue, but the sentence structure is not relevant to the question.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: irrelevant. Extraneous means unnecessary or irrelevant in this context. The sentence indicates that the details mentioned in the report were not related to the main findings, making them extraneous. Choice A, sophisticated, does not align with the context of the sentence. Choice C, diligent, does not convey the idea of being unnecessary. Choice D, useful, is the opposite of extraneous, as extraneous details are not useful in this context. Therefore, the best explanation for extraneous in this sentence is irrelevant.