ATI TEAS VII Online Practice A - English and Language Usage
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1. Which of the following options demonstrates correct sentence structure?
Poring over the books for hours; they were to be sold tomorrow.
The books were to be sold tomorrow, that's why she spent hours poring over them.
She spent hours poring over the books because they were to be sold tomor- row.
Tomorrow, the books were to be sold, therefore, she spent hours poring over them.:
She spent hours poring over the books because they were to be sold tomorrow.
This sentence demonstrates correct sentence structure. Subordinate clauses at the end of a
sentence do not require a comma.
2. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
How did one man's name get on the list of womens' names? How
did one mans' name get on the list of womens' names? How did one
mans' name get on the list of women's names?
How did one man's name get on the list of women's names?: How did one man's name get
on the list of women's names?
The word "man" is a singular noun that does not end in "s" and the possessive is correctly
created by adding an apostrophe before the "s." The word "women" is a plural noun that doe
not end in "s," so the possessive would be created the same way, by adding an apostrophe
,before an "s."
3. Which of the following is a simple sentence?
Since the researchers' recent explanation was not consistent with their earlier
observations, they restructured their hypothesis, and they decided to reat- tempt the
experiment in 2020.
The researchers decided to reattempt the experiment in 2020 due to the inconsistency
between their recent explanations and earlier observations.
Owing to the inconsistency between their recent explanations and earlier
observations, the researchers decided to reattempt the experiment in 2020.
After the researchers found an inconsistency between their recent explana- tions and
earlier observations, they decided to reattempt the experiment in
, 2020.: Owing to the inconsistency between their recent explanations and earlier
observations, the researchers decided to reattempt the experiment in 2020.
This is a simple sentence with an extended prepositional phrase. Phrases do not have
both a subject and a verb that are separate from the subject and verb in the main clause
of the sentence. Therefore, it is a simple sentence.
4. A student is asked by their composition teacher to write a reflection on their
writing process. Which of the following information is relevant to the reflection?
Their familiarity with the library Their
academic goals
Their current grade in Composition
Their outlining strategy: Their outlining strategy
5. Young children often have as their role models.
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above?
heros
hero's
heroes
heroes': heroes
Hero is made plural by adding "es".
6. Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
The wall was completely covered with vines, but the masked burglar climbed it
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1. Which of the following options demonstrates correct sentence structure?
Poring over the books for hours; they were to be sold tomorrow.
The books were to be sold tomorrow, that's why she spent hours poring over them.
She spent hours poring over the books because they were to be sold tomor- row.
Tomorrow, the books were to be sold, therefore, she spent hours poring over them.:
She spent hours poring over the books because they were to be sold tomorrow.
This sentence demonstrates correct sentence structure. Subordinate clauses at the end of a
sentence do not require a comma.
2. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
How did one man's name get on the list of womens' names? How
did one mans' name get on the list of womens' names? How did one
mans' name get on the list of women's names?
How did one man's name get on the list of women's names?: How did one man's name get
on the list of women's names?
The word "man" is a singular noun that does not end in "s" and the possessive is correctly
created by adding an apostrophe before the "s." The word "women" is a plural noun that doe
not end in "s," so the possessive would be created the same way, by adding an apostrophe
,before an "s."
3. Which of the following is a simple sentence?
Since the researchers' recent explanation was not consistent with their earlier
observations, they restructured their hypothesis, and they decided to reat- tempt the
experiment in 2020.
The researchers decided to reattempt the experiment in 2020 due to the inconsistency
between their recent explanations and earlier observations.
Owing to the inconsistency between their recent explanations and earlier
observations, the researchers decided to reattempt the experiment in 2020.
After the researchers found an inconsistency between their recent explana- tions and
earlier observations, they decided to reattempt the experiment in
, 2020.: Owing to the inconsistency between their recent explanations and earlier
observations, the researchers decided to reattempt the experiment in 2020.
This is a simple sentence with an extended prepositional phrase. Phrases do not have
both a subject and a verb that are separate from the subject and verb in the main clause
of the sentence. Therefore, it is a simple sentence.
4. A student is asked by their composition teacher to write a reflection on their
writing process. Which of the following information is relevant to the reflection?
Their familiarity with the library Their
academic goals
Their current grade in Composition
Their outlining strategy: Their outlining strategy
5. Young children often have as their role models.
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above?
heros
hero's
heroes
heroes': heroes
Hero is made plural by adding "es".
6. Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
The wall was completely covered with vines, but the masked burglar climbed it
