TEAS English and Language Usage 2023

Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence? a. I asked her "Since when are you an Elvis fan?" b. I asker her "since when are you an Elvis fan"? c. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan?" d. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan"? correct answers: c Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence? a. The man wandering into the store. b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandered into the upscale department store. c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandering into the upscale department store. d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots had wandered into the upscale department stores as if he felt perfectly at home there. correct answers: b. The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser. a. its a. there c. their d. it's correct answers: c. It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon. Which of the following changes the sentence above so that it is written in the active rather than in the passive voice? a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be shorter. b. She hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon. c. It was expected that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon. d. It was hoped by her that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon. correct answers: b. Which of the following is correctly punctuated? a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the lawyer faxed the document to the judge. b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The lawyer had faxed the document to the judge. c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the lawyer faxed the document to the judge. d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the lawyer had faxed the document to the judge. correct answers: c