TEAS English Questions

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: "Last summer, my family went on a trip to Niagara Falls in New York." This sentence demonstrates proper capitalization by capitalizing the first letter of each sentence, proper nouns like "Niagara Falls" and "New York," and the first letter of "Last" at the beginning of the sentence. The other choices have errors like missing capitalization in "new york," inconsistent capitalization, or unnecessary capitalization in "Falls." Overall, choice C adheres to standard capitalization rules, making it the correct answer.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: "The colonists refused to buy stamps, and they were determined to get the Stamp Act repealed." This choice effectively combines the two sentences using a comma before the coordinating conjunction "and." This maintains the clarity of each independent clause while showing the relationship between them. Choice A is incorrect because it lacks a comma before the conjunction "and," leading to a run-on sentence. Choice C is incorrect as it removes the subject "they," making the sentence unclear. Choice D is incorrect because it lacks the necessary coordinating conjunction "and," making it a comma splice.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The prefix "ante-" is derived from Latin and means "before." In context, it indicates something that comes before or precedes. For example, in the word "antecedent," it refers to something that comes before. The other choices are incorrect because "again" is typically indicated by the prefix "re-," "good" is unrelated to the prefix "ante-," and "together" is usually represented by the prefix "co-."

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D because there are no misspelled words in the sentence. "Detained," "police," and "inquisition" are all correctly spelled. The other choices have misspellings like "inquistion" (Choice A), "detainned" (Choice B), and "inquistion" (Choice C). Therefore, D is the only option without any spelling errors.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: third-person singular. The word 'she' in the sentence refers to a singular female person. In grammar, third-person singular is used when referring to someone other than the speaker (first person) or the person being spoken to (second person). Therefore, 'she' indicates the perspective of a singular female individual. Choice A (first-person singular) is incorrect because 'she' is not referring to the person speaking. Choice B (third-person plural) is incorrect because 'she' is singular, not plural. Choice C (second-person plural) is incorrect because 'she' is not addressing a group being spoken to.