English and Language Usage TEAS

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English and Language Usage TEAS Questions

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following uses commas in a series correctly?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A because it uses commas to separate items in a series: milk, bread, and eggs. Commas in a series are used to clarify the individual items being listed. Choice B incorrectly uses a comma before "and," disrupting the series. Choice C incorrectly places a comma before "and," breaking the series. Choice D incorrectly uses commas before "and" inconsistently, causing confusion in the series. Overall, choice A is correct because it maintains consistent comma usage to separate items in the series effectively.

Question 2 of 5

According to the prefix 'intra-,' which of the following is the best definition of the word 'intravenous'?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The prefix 'intra-' means 'within.' 'Intravenous' refers to something within a vein. It is commonly used to describe medications or fluids administered directly into a vein. The correct answer is C: Within veins. Option A, 'Across veins,' is incorrect as 'intra-' does not imply movement across something. Option B, 'Between veins,' is incorrect as 'intra-' refers to within, not between. Option D, 'Outside veins,' is incorrect as 'intra-' denotes inside or within, not outside.

Question 3 of 5

She is a gifted pianist, although she's struggling with the piece for her upcoming concert.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Tense disagreement. The sentence presents a mismatch in tenses between "is a gifted pianist" (present tense) and "struggling with the piece" (present continuous tense). This inconsistency in verb tenses creates a lack of agreement and clarity in the sentence. The correct form should be either "She is a gifted pianist, but she struggled with the piece" or "She was a gifted pianist, and she is struggling with the piece" to maintain tense consistency. Incorrect choices: A: Inappropriate transition word choice - The sentence structure is not affected by the transition word "although." B: Poor diction - The issue is not with the choice of words but with verb tense agreement. D: Incomplete sentence - The sentence is complete in structure; the issue lies in the tense disagreement.

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A, "John threw the ball," because it follows the active voice structure where the subject performs the action. In this sentence, "John" is the subject performing the action of throwing the ball. B, C, and D are written in the passive voice where the subject receives the action rather than performing it. In B, the subject is "The ball," making it the focus of the sentence. In C, the past perfect tense "had been thrown" indicates the action already took place before a certain time in the past. In D, the present tense "is thrown" also indicates a passive construction.

Question 5 of 5

What type of sentence is the following: 'If it rains tomorrow, the picnic will be canceled'?

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.

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