ATI TEAS English Questions

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The word 'exhaustive' is describing the nature of the inquiry, making it an adjective. Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns by providing more information about them. In this sentence, 'exhaustive' describes the type of inquiry conducted by the investigators. The word 'exhaustive' is not a noun, as it does not represent a person, place, thing, or idea; not a verb, as it does not show an action or state of being; and not an adverb, as it does not modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Therefore, the correct answer is D: Adjective.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because the sentence is already using the possessive form correctly with "Black Panther Party's approach." Options B, C, and D are redundant as they all add "Party's" after "Black Panther Party" which is unnecessary. The possessive form is indicated by the apostrophe followed by "s" after the noun, in this case, "Black Panther Party." Adding "Party's" again in the options does not enhance the sentence structure or clarify the meaning. Option A maintains clarity and conciseness by correctly using the possessive form without unnecessary repetition.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Misplaced modifier. In the sentence, "Forgetting that he was supposed to meet his girlfriend for dinner," the modifier "Forgetting" is meant to describe Fred, but it is placed next to Anita instead. This creates confusion as it seems Anita is the one forgetting. The correct structure should be "Forgetting that he was supposed to meet his girlfriend for dinner, Fred was mad when he showed up late." A: Parallelism - Not relevant to the error in the sentence. B: Run-on sentence - The sentence is not a run-on as it has a clear subject and verb structure. D: Subject-verb agreement - The subject and verb agreement is correct in the sentence.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The word 'exhaustive' is describing the nature of the inquiry, making it an adjective. Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns by providing more information about them. In this sentence, 'exhaustive' describes the type of inquiry conducted by the investigators. The word 'exhaustive' is not a noun, as it does not represent a person, place, thing, or idea; not a verb, as it does not show an action or state of being; and not an adverb, as it does not modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Therefore, the correct answer is D: Adjective.

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.