ATI TEAS English Questions

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: Step-by-step rationale: 1. "Was another activist group that formed" clarifies the comparison between BPP and NAACP. 2. Choice A (NO CHANGE) doesn't specify the formation of BPP. 3. Choice C ("had a lot of members that") introduces unnecessary information. 4. Choice D ("was another school that") changes the meaning entirely. Summary: Choice B is correct as it maintains the clarity and comparison between BPP and NAACP. Choices A, C, and D introduce errors or irrelevant information.

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: D

Rationale: The underlined portion "to the student center" is a noun phrase as it functions as the object of the verb "report." Noun phrases can act as subjects, objects, or complements in a sentence. In this case, it completes the verb by specifying where the new students should report. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because a dependent clause, adverbial phrase, and adjective clause do not describe the function of "to the student center" in the sentence.