TEAS English Language and Usage
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2024/2025 | Correct & Verified
Which word is the correct past tense of "begin"?
✔✔ Began
What is the correct spelling of the word meaning "a brief summary"?
✔✔ Synopsis
Which punctuation is needed in this sentence? "She asked me Where are you going?"
✔✔ Quotation marks ("She asked me, 'Where are you going?'")
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
✔✔ The book on the tables is mine.
Which word is a synonym for "mandatory"?
✔✔ Required
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,What is the correct plural of "goose"?
✔✔ Geese
Which word is a homophone for "scene"?
✔✔ Seen
Which word is an interjection?
✔✔ Ouch
Which sentence uses "whom" correctly?
✔✔ To whom should I address the letter?
What is the comparative form of "far"?
✔✔ Farther
Which sentence is in passive voice?
✔✔ The cake was eaten by the children.
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,What is the correct contraction for "it is"?
✔✔ It’s
Which word is an antonym for "expand"?
✔✔ Contract
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
✔✔ Running to catch the bus, my backpack fell off.
Which word means "able to be understood"?
✔✔ Comprehensible
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
✔✔ She loves reading, writing, and painting.
Which sentence is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
✔✔ Although it was late, we stayed up, and we watched a movie.
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, Which word is an example of a modal verb?
✔✔ Can
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
✔✔ I have a big test tomorrow; therefore, I need to study.
What is the correct plural of "moose"?
✔✔ Moose
Which sentence correctly uses "effect" or "affect"?
✔✔ The new rule had a positive effect on student behavior.
Which word means "to formally reject or disavow"?
✔✔ Renounce
Which word in this sentence is a preposition? "The book is on the table."
✔✔ On
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2024/2025 | Correct & Verified
Which word is the correct past tense of "begin"?
✔✔ Began
What is the correct spelling of the word meaning "a brief summary"?
✔✔ Synopsis
Which punctuation is needed in this sentence? "She asked me Where are you going?"
✔✔ Quotation marks ("She asked me, 'Where are you going?'")
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
✔✔ The book on the tables is mine.
Which word is a synonym for "mandatory"?
✔✔ Required
1
,What is the correct plural of "goose"?
✔✔ Geese
Which word is a homophone for "scene"?
✔✔ Seen
Which word is an interjection?
✔✔ Ouch
Which sentence uses "whom" correctly?
✔✔ To whom should I address the letter?
What is the comparative form of "far"?
✔✔ Farther
Which sentence is in passive voice?
✔✔ The cake was eaten by the children.
2
,What is the correct contraction for "it is"?
✔✔ It’s
Which word is an antonym for "expand"?
✔✔ Contract
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
✔✔ Running to catch the bus, my backpack fell off.
Which word means "able to be understood"?
✔✔ Comprehensible
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
✔✔ She loves reading, writing, and painting.
Which sentence is an example of a compound-complex sentence?
✔✔ Although it was late, we stayed up, and we watched a movie.
3
, Which word is an example of a modal verb?
✔✔ Can
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
✔✔ I have a big test tomorrow; therefore, I need to study.
What is the correct plural of "moose"?
✔✔ Moose
Which sentence correctly uses "effect" or "affect"?
✔✔ The new rule had a positive effect on student behavior.
Which word means "to formally reject or disavow"?
✔✔ Renounce
Which word in this sentence is a preposition? "The book is on the table."
✔✔ On
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