TSA CBT Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Clauses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- grammatical units containing a subject and a verb
Independent Clause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expresses the main thought of the sentence
and can stand alone
Example of an independent clause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- She laughed.
Dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expresses an idea that is less important than
the idea expressed in the main clause and cannot stand alone
Example of a dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- As she was laughing...
Restrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- provides information that is necessary to
identify specifically what is being described
-not separated from the rest of the sentence by commas
Example of a restrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The blue house that he built on
a hill is quite large
Nonrestrictive phrases - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- provides information that is incidental to
the meaning of the sentence
-are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas
Example of a nonrestrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The blue house, which he
built on a hill, is quite large
Verb - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a word or phrase used to assert an action or state of being
, Verb Voice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- shows whether the subject performs an action
(active voice) or receives it (passive voice)
Active voice example - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the consultant wrote a proposal
Passive voice example - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the proposal was written by the
consultant
Verb Tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the tense of a verb shows the time of the action of
the verb
Present tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- represents action that is taking place now
Past tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- represents action that took place in past time
Future tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- places action in future time
Present perfect tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- represents action completed before the
present time
Past perfect tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- represents action that occurs before another
past action
Present tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- active voice- she takes; she is taking
passive voice- she is taken; she is being taken
Past tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- active voice- she took; she was taking
passive voice- she was taken; she was being taken
Future tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- active voice- she will take; she will be
taking
CORRECT Answers
Clauses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- grammatical units containing a subject and a verb
Independent Clause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expresses the main thought of the sentence
and can stand alone
Example of an independent clause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- She laughed.
Dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- expresses an idea that is less important than
the idea expressed in the main clause and cannot stand alone
Example of a dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- As she was laughing...
Restrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- provides information that is necessary to
identify specifically what is being described
-not separated from the rest of the sentence by commas
Example of a restrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The blue house that he built on
a hill is quite large
Nonrestrictive phrases - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- provides information that is incidental to
the meaning of the sentence
-are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas
Example of a nonrestrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The blue house, which he
built on a hill, is quite large
Verb - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a word or phrase used to assert an action or state of being
, Verb Voice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- shows whether the subject performs an action
(active voice) or receives it (passive voice)
Active voice example - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the consultant wrote a proposal
Passive voice example - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the proposal was written by the
consultant
Verb Tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the tense of a verb shows the time of the action of
the verb
Present tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- represents action that is taking place now
Past tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- represents action that took place in past time
Future tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- places action in future time
Present perfect tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- represents action completed before the
present time
Past perfect tense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- represents action that occurs before another
past action
Present tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- active voice- she takes; she is taking
passive voice- she is taken; she is being taken
Past tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- active voice- she took; she was taking
passive voice- she was taken; she was being taken
Future tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- active voice- she will take; she will be
taking
