Teas English and Language Usage Study
Guide Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2024/2025 | Correct & Verified
Which sentence correctly uses "affect" or "effect"?
✔✔ The new policy will affect how we schedule meetings.
Which word means "to bring together or unite"?
✔✔ Consolidate
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
✔✔ Walking to school, the rain started pouring.
Which sentence is correctly written in the future continuous tense?
✔✔ By this time tomorrow, I will be traveling to New York.
Which word is an antonym for "concise"?
✔✔ Wordy
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,Which sentence contains a euphemism?
✔✔ He was let go from his job last week.
Which word means "to confirm or verify"?
✔✔ Corroborate
Which sentence correctly uses "less" or "fewer"?
✔✔ There are fewer students in class today.
Which word means "to avoid or escape, especially by cleverness"?
✔✔ Evade
Which sentence correctly uses an em dash?
✔✔ The conference—originally scheduled for June—was postponed.
Which word is an antonym for "benevolent"?
✔✔ Malevolent
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, Which sentence contains an example of synecdoche?
✔✔ All hands on deck!
Which sentence correctly uses "stationary" or "stationery"?
✔✔ I bought some new stationery for my office.
Which word is a synonym for "meticulous"?
✔✔ Thorough
Which sentence contains an example of onomatopoeia?
✔✔ The bees buzzed around the flowers.
Which sentence is written in first-person point of view?
✔✔ I couldn’t believe how fast the time flew by.
Which word means "a strong, bitter verbal attack"?
✔✔ Diatribe
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Guide Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2024/2025 | Correct & Verified
Which sentence correctly uses "affect" or "effect"?
✔✔ The new policy will affect how we schedule meetings.
Which word means "to bring together or unite"?
✔✔ Consolidate
Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
✔✔ Walking to school, the rain started pouring.
Which sentence is correctly written in the future continuous tense?
✔✔ By this time tomorrow, I will be traveling to New York.
Which word is an antonym for "concise"?
✔✔ Wordy
1
,Which sentence contains a euphemism?
✔✔ He was let go from his job last week.
Which word means "to confirm or verify"?
✔✔ Corroborate
Which sentence correctly uses "less" or "fewer"?
✔✔ There are fewer students in class today.
Which word means "to avoid or escape, especially by cleverness"?
✔✔ Evade
Which sentence correctly uses an em dash?
✔✔ The conference—originally scheduled for June—was postponed.
Which word is an antonym for "benevolent"?
✔✔ Malevolent
2
, Which sentence contains an example of synecdoche?
✔✔ All hands on deck!
Which sentence correctly uses "stationary" or "stationery"?
✔✔ I bought some new stationery for my office.
Which word is a synonym for "meticulous"?
✔✔ Thorough
Which sentence contains an example of onomatopoeia?
✔✔ The bees buzzed around the flowers.
Which sentence is written in first-person point of view?
✔✔ I couldn’t believe how fast the time flew by.
Which word means "a strong, bitter verbal attack"?
✔✔ Diatribe
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