ATI TEAS English Questions

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D, "Charlotte's new German shepherd puppy." This is the noun phrase because it consists of a noun ("puppy") modified by multiple determiners and adjectives ("Charlotte's," "new," "German shepherd"). The possessive pronoun "Charlotte's" indicates ownership, "new" describes the age of the puppy, and "German shepherd" provides additional information about the type of puppy. The other choices are incorrect because: A: "Puppy" is a noun but does not include all the modifiers present in the complete noun phrase. B: "Charlotte" is a proper noun and not a noun phrase. C: "German shepherd puppy" is close but lacks the possessive determiner "Charlotte's" and the adjective "new" that are part of the complete noun phrase.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: effect; than. 1. "Effect" is the correct word choice to indicate the result of increasing bus fares on ridership. 2. "Than" is used to compare the impact on ridership to what was expected. 3. "Affect" is incorrect as it is a verb, not a noun like "effect". 4. "Then" is incorrect as it refers to time sequence, which is not relevant in this context.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D, "Charlotte's new German shepherd puppy." This is the noun phrase because it consists of a noun ("puppy") modified by multiple determiners and adjectives ("Charlotte's," "new," "German shepherd"). The possessive pronoun "Charlotte's" indicates ownership, "new" describes the age of the puppy, and "German shepherd" provides additional information about the type of puppy. The other choices are incorrect because: A: "Puppy" is a noun but does not include all the modifiers present in the complete noun phrase. B: "Charlotte" is a proper noun and not a noun phrase. C: "German shepherd puppy" is close but lacks the possessive determiner "Charlotte's" and the adjective "new" that are part of the complete noun phrase.

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: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: Comma splice. A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction. In this sentence, "Some workers use all their sick leave" and "other workers cash out their leave" are both independent clauses. To correct the comma splice, you can either use a semicolon or add a coordinating conjunction like "and" after the comma. Summary: A: Parallelism - Not the error, as the sentence structure is not the issue. C: Sentence fragment - Not the error, as both parts are complete sentences. D: Subject-verb agreement - Not the error, as the subjects and verbs agree in the sentence.