English and Language Usage TEAS

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is option D: "Be sure to turn off all of the lights before locking up for the night." This sentence uses the second person point of view by directly addressing the reader or listener with the word "you" implied. The phrase "Be sure to" is a clear indicator of second person point of view as it instructs or advises the reader on what to do. The other options do not use second person point of view. Option A uses first person point of view ("I"), option B uses third person point of view ("She"), and option C uses third person and passive voice ("Pluto is").

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: Millennium. The word "Millennium" is spelled correctly as it refers to a period of one thousand years. The spelling follows standard English rules, with double "l" and double "n." The other choices, A: Miniscool, B: Miniature, and C: Maintenance, are incorrect due to misspellings. "Miniscool" is not a recognized word, "Miniature" has an incorrect placement of "i" and "a," and "Maintenance" has an incorrect placement of "e" and "a." Therefore, D is the correct choice based on proper English spelling conventions.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The word 'silently' in the sentence functions as an adverb modifying the verb 'laughed'. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing information on how, when, where, or to what extent an action is done. In this case, 'silently' describes how the villain laughed. The other choices are incorrect because 'silently' is not a preposition (A), as it doesn't show a relationship between words, not a verb (C) because it doesn't express an action, and not an adjective (D) because it doesn't describe a noun.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Lacking elegance. In the context of the sentence, 'graceless' describes Janine's behavior as awkward and lacking in elegance. This is evident from the fact that she was nervous and her actions on stage were clumsy. Choices A, B, and D do not accurately capture the meaning of 'graceless' in this context. Option A, "Against fear," is not relevant to the description of Janine's behavior. Option B, "Without religion," is unrelated to the context of the sentence. Option D, "Full of caution," does not align with the idea of Janine's lack of grace and elegance.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Rationale: 1. "Robert" is a proper noun. 2. "sources," "project," "databases," and "research" are all common nouns. 3. "Needed to find at least four" are verb phrases, not nouns. 4. "For his final" and "several library" are prepositional phrases, not nouns. 5. "Reliable academic" is an adjective phrase, not nouns. Summary: - A is correct because all the words listed are functioning as nouns in the sentence. - B includes additional words that are not nouns. - C includes pronouns and prepositions, which are not nouns. - D is missing the proper noun "Robert."