Practice English TEAS TEST

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D because it follows the rules of punctuation and capitalization. In this sentence, the dialogue is enclosed in double quotation marks, there is a comma before the closing quotation mark, and the first word of the dialogue is capitalized. Additionally, the tag "she said" is correctly punctuated with a comma after "amazing" and is not capitalized. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. Choice A does not have proper punctuation before the closing quotation mark and incorrectly capitalizes "She said." Choice B incorrectly uses a semicolon before the second part of the dialogue. Choice C incorrectly capitalizes "She said" and does not have a comma after "amazing."

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The complete predicate includes the main verb and all its modifiers and complements. In this sentence, "explained that we would be the next to see the doctor" is the complete predicate. - "explained" is the main verb - "that we would be the next to see the doctor" is a modifier specifying what was explained. B: "next to see the doctor" is just a prepositional phrase, not a complete predicate. C: "explained that we would be next" is missing the final part "to see the doctor." D: "see the doctor" is just a verb phrase, not a complete predicate.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because the modifier "Running through the park" should be placed next to the word it is modifying. In this case, it seems like the dog is running through the park, but the intended meaning is that I am the one running. The other choices correctly place the modifier next to the word it is modifying. B links "running through the park" to "the dog," C links "through the park" to "chased me," and D links "while running through the park" to "I saw the dog."

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C because it directly quotes the words spoken by the person, "I'm tired," within quotation marks. Direct speech involves directly quoting what someone said. On the other hand, choices A, B, and D do not present the words spoken within quotation marks, making them indirect speech examples. Choice A and D report the speech indirectly, while choice B is in the present tense, not directly quoting the speech.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: "I have a test tomorrow; I need to study." This sentence correctly uses the semicolon to separate two closely related independent clauses. The semicolon is used to connect two complete thoughts that are related but could stand alone as separate sentences. In this case, "I have a test tomorrow" and "I need to study" are both complete thoughts and the semicolon correctly joins them. B is incorrect because the semicolon should come before "tomorrow" to properly separate the independent clauses. C is a complete sentence but does not demonstrate the use of a semicolon. D is incorrect as it incorrectly uses a semicolon followed by a conjunction "and," which is not necessary when using a semicolon to connect two independent clauses.