ATI RN VATI Comprehensive Predictor 2019 – Form
C – VERIFIED QUESTIONS & RATIONALES ||
GUARANTEED PASS FOR RN STUDENTS –
UPDATED FOR 2025
Ambiguity
A possible double meaning that may confuse a listener or reader
Colloquial
Used in some dictionaries to label words appropriate only in informal speech
Consistency
The result of staying within one pattern and avoiding confusing shifts in tense or grammatical
perspective
Convention
the customary way of doing things; what a reader or listener expects or is used to
Economy
The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary wordiness or duplication
,Formal
the kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and writing
Grammar
the study of the forms of words and their arrangement in a language
Informal
the kind of Standard English we use in casual conversations and personal letters
Non-standard
the everyday language of those with little formal education; inappropriate in school, business, or
writing
Redundancy
unintentional repetition, needless duplication
Slang
extremely informal language; often used in a disrespectful manner
Standard
the language of our institutions- of school, church, business, and government
Word
parts of speech
Phrase
,group of related words acting together as one part of speech; not containing both a subject and
verb
Clause
group of related words containing a subject and a verb
Sentence
group of words containing a subject and a verb and expressing a complete thought
Paragraph
group of sentences organized around a central or main idea
Verb
a word that expresses action or helps to make a statement
Subject
a word or words naming person, place, thing, or idea about which something is being said
Compound Subject/Compound Verb
Two or more subjects or verbs connected by and or or
Direct Object
A noun or pronoun that answers the question whom or what after an action verb. It receives the
action of the verb.
Subject Complement/Predicate Nominative
, A noun or pronoun (or adjective) which follows a be or linking verb and renames or describes
the subject. (Think of a be or linking verb as an = sign)
Nomative Pronoun
used as subject or subject complement (I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who, whoever)
Objective Pronoun
used as an object of verb or of preposition (me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom, whomever)
Possessive Pronoun
shows ownership (my, mine, you, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs, whose,
whosoever)
Pronoun Rule #1
Anyone, everyone, someone, everybody, somebody, anybody, and nobody are singular. The
singular pronoun his is used with them
Pronoun Rule #2
Avoid double subjects and useless pronouns
Pronoun Rule #3
when a pronoun modifies a gerund (a verbal noun), it is used as an adjective and is in the
possessive case.
Pronoun Rule #4
Never use hisself or theirself, use himself or themselves
C – VERIFIED QUESTIONS & RATIONALES ||
GUARANTEED PASS FOR RN STUDENTS –
UPDATED FOR 2025
Ambiguity
A possible double meaning that may confuse a listener or reader
Colloquial
Used in some dictionaries to label words appropriate only in informal speech
Consistency
The result of staying within one pattern and avoiding confusing shifts in tense or grammatical
perspective
Convention
the customary way of doing things; what a reader or listener expects or is used to
Economy
The sparing use of words, avoiding unnecessary wordiness or duplication
,Formal
the kind of English appropriate in serious discussion and writing
Grammar
the study of the forms of words and their arrangement in a language
Informal
the kind of Standard English we use in casual conversations and personal letters
Non-standard
the everyday language of those with little formal education; inappropriate in school, business, or
writing
Redundancy
unintentional repetition, needless duplication
Slang
extremely informal language; often used in a disrespectful manner
Standard
the language of our institutions- of school, church, business, and government
Word
parts of speech
Phrase
,group of related words acting together as one part of speech; not containing both a subject and
verb
Clause
group of related words containing a subject and a verb
Sentence
group of words containing a subject and a verb and expressing a complete thought
Paragraph
group of sentences organized around a central or main idea
Verb
a word that expresses action or helps to make a statement
Subject
a word or words naming person, place, thing, or idea about which something is being said
Compound Subject/Compound Verb
Two or more subjects or verbs connected by and or or
Direct Object
A noun or pronoun that answers the question whom or what after an action verb. It receives the
action of the verb.
Subject Complement/Predicate Nominative
, A noun or pronoun (or adjective) which follows a be or linking verb and renames or describes
the subject. (Think of a be or linking verb as an = sign)
Nomative Pronoun
used as subject or subject complement (I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who, whoever)
Objective Pronoun
used as an object of verb or of preposition (me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom, whomever)
Possessive Pronoun
shows ownership (my, mine, you, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs, whose,
whosoever)
Pronoun Rule #1
Anyone, everyone, someone, everybody, somebody, anybody, and nobody are singular. The
singular pronoun his is used with them
Pronoun Rule #2
Avoid double subjects and useless pronouns
Pronoun Rule #3
when a pronoun modifies a gerund (a verbal noun), it is used as an adjective and is in the
possessive case.
Pronoun Rule #4
Never use hisself or theirself, use himself or themselves
