English and Language Usage TEAS

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: Around, surrounding. The prefix "circum-" means around or surrounding. In the words circumference, circumnavigate, and circumstance, this prefix indicates the concept of around or surrounding. Circumference refers to the distance around a circle, circumnavigate means to travel around, and circumstance refers to the conditions surrounding a situation. The other choices are incorrect because B (Travel, transport), C (Size, measurement), and D (Area, location) do not accurately reflect the shared meaning conveyed by the prefix "circum-".

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Complex. This sentence has an independent clause 'the picnic will be canceled' and a dependent clause 'If it rains tomorrow'. The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence, making it a complex sentence. A simple sentence (A) consists of just one independent clause, a compound sentence (B) has two or more independent clauses, and a compound-complex sentence (D) has at least one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct meaning of the suffix -fy is to make or cause to have. In words like glorify, fortify, gentrify, and acidify, the suffix -fy indicates the action of making something or causing something to have a particular quality or state. For example, glorify means to make something appear more glorious, fortify means to make something stronger, gentrify means to cause an area to become more affluent, and acidify means to make something more acidic. Therefore, choice C, "Make, cause, cause to have," is the correct interpretation of the suffix -fy in these words. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because they do not accurately capture the consistent meaning of the suffix -fy in these contexts.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer, B, is an incomplete sentence because it lacks a subject or a verb to make it a complete thought. In the rose garden out back does not have a subject performing an action. In contrast, choices A, C, and D are complete sentences as they have a subject and a verb, making them grammatically correct. Choice A has the subject "you" implied, choice C has the subject "I," and choice D has the subject "it." Therefore, B is the only option that is incomplete due to the absence of a subject or a verb.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Cacti. This is because "cactus" is a Latin word that follows the pluralization rule of changing "-us" to "-i." The singular form is "cactus," and the plural form is "cacti." The other choices, A: Tomatoes, B: Analysis, and D: Criterion, do not follow the same pluralization rule. Tomatoes is the plural form of tomato, Analysis follows the rule of adding "-es" to form its plural "Analyses," and Criterion becomes Criteria in its plural form.