ATI TEAS English Questions

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Parallelism. In the sentence, the actions "travel to Italy," "take a Mediterranean cruise," and "go to Pompeii" should be parallel in structure to maintain consistency. The final action "eat a lot of Italian food" does not match the structure of the previous actions. Therefore, the lack of parallelism creates an error in the sentence. The other choices are incorrect because: B: Sentence fragment - The sentence is a complete sentence and not a fragment. C: Misplaced modifier - There are no misplaced modifiers in the sentence. D: Subject-verb agreement - There are no issues with subject-verb agreement in the sentence.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: "enabled him to quickly rise." This is the correct tense because the sentence is referring to a past action that already occurred. "Enabled" is the past tense form of the verb "enable," which accurately reflects that his rise through the ranks has already happened. Choice A (NO CHANGE) is incorrect because it doesn't change the verb tense to past tense, which is needed in this context. Choice B "are enabling him to quickly rise" is incorrect because it uses the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action, which doesn't match the context of a completed action in the past. Choice D "will enable him to quickly rise" is incorrect because it uses the future tense, suggesting that his rise through the ranks will happen in the future, which is not consistent with the context of the sentence talking about a past event.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D because it combines the two sentences with the appropriate conjunction "and" to show that the individual participated in both activities. This choice maintains clarity and flow by connecting the two related actions seamlessly. Choice A (NO CHANGE) leaves the sentences as separate entities, which may not convey the connection between the activities effectively. Choice B uses "but," which implies a contrast or contradiction between the activities, when in fact, they are both positive contributions. Choice C creates a comma splice error by using a comma without a coordinating conjunction, making it grammatically incorrect.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C because it correctly places the commas to separate the location information. "in Maywood" and "of Chicago, Illinois" are both used to describe the location, so they should be separated by commas. Choice A doesn't use any commas, which creates confusion. Choice B incorrectly places "of Chicago, Illinois" after "Maywood," which disrupts the flow of the sentence. Choice D incorrectly switches the order of the locations, making the sentence awkward and unclear. The correct answer, C, maintains clarity and proper punctuation.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D, "As a result." This transition phrase connects the sentence to Fred Hampton's work and goals effectively, indicating that his desire for lasting social change and community recognition led to certain outcomes. "Unfortunately" (B) introduces a negative connotation not supported by the sentence. "Finally" (C) suggests a chronological sequence that is not implied. "NO CHANGE" (A) does not provide a logical transition to link Fred Hampton's desires with the following content.