ATI TEAS 7 English and Language Usage
Practice Questions
Conventions of Standard English
1. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The group of nurses are reviewing the chart.
B. The group of nurses is reviewing the chart.
C. The group of nurses were reviewing the chart.
D. The group of nurses review the chart.
2. Choose the sentence with proper punctuation.
A. The doctor said, “The results are ready.”
B. The doctor said “The results are ready.”
C. The doctor said: “The results are ready”.
D. The doctor said, “The results are ready”.
3. Which sentence uses the correct pronoun case?
A. Him and I prepared the equipment.
B. He and I prepared the equipment.
C. He and me prepared the equipment.
D. Him and me prepared the equipment.
4. Select the sentence with correct comma usage.
A. The patient, who was tired, rested quietly.
B. The patient who was tired rested quietly.
C. The patient, who was tired rested, quietly.
D. The patient who was tired, rested quietly.
5. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
A. The Surgeon operated on tuesday.
B. The surgeon operated on Tuesday.
C. The Surgeon Operated on Tuesday.
D. The surgeon operated on tuesday.
6. Choose the sentence with proper apostrophe usage.
A. The doctors’ schedules were posted.
B. The doctor’s schedules were posted.
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, C. The doctors schedules were posted.
D. The doctors’ schedule’s were posted.
7. Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
A. The nurse will check the patient yesterday.
B. The nurse checked the patient yesterday.
C. The nurse checks the patient yesterday.
D. The nurse had check the patient yesterday.
8. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure.
A. The technician was trained to monitor, record, and reporting data.
B. The technician was trained to monitor, record, and report data.
C. The technician was trained to monitoring, record, and report data.
D. The technician was trained to monitor, recording, and report data.
9. Which sentence uses the correct form of “your” or “you’re”?
A. Your going to the meeting tomorrow.
B. You’re going to the meeting tomorrow.
C. Your’e going to the meeting tomorrow.
D. Youre going to the meeting tomorrow.
10. Select the sentence with proper semicolon usage.
A. The clinic was understaffed; the nurses worked late.
B. The clinic was understaffed; because nurses worked late.
C. The clinic was understaffed, nurses worked late.
D. The clinic was understaffed the nurses; worked late.
11. Which sentence uses the correct plural form?
A. The pharmacy received several viales of medicine.
B. The pharmacy received several vials of medicine.
C. The pharmacy received several vial’s of medicine.
D. The pharmacy received several viale’s of medicine.
12. Choose the sentence with the correct use of “its” or “it’s.”
A. The hospital updated it’s protocols.
B. The hospital updated its protocols.
C. The hospital updated its’ protocols.
D. The hospital updated it protocols.
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Practice Questions
Conventions of Standard English
1. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The group of nurses are reviewing the chart.
B. The group of nurses is reviewing the chart.
C. The group of nurses were reviewing the chart.
D. The group of nurses review the chart.
2. Choose the sentence with proper punctuation.
A. The doctor said, “The results are ready.”
B. The doctor said “The results are ready.”
C. The doctor said: “The results are ready”.
D. The doctor said, “The results are ready”.
3. Which sentence uses the correct pronoun case?
A. Him and I prepared the equipment.
B. He and I prepared the equipment.
C. He and me prepared the equipment.
D. Him and me prepared the equipment.
4. Select the sentence with correct comma usage.
A. The patient, who was tired, rested quietly.
B. The patient who was tired rested quietly.
C. The patient, who was tired rested, quietly.
D. The patient who was tired, rested quietly.
5. Which sentence is correctly capitalized?
A. The Surgeon operated on tuesday.
B. The surgeon operated on Tuesday.
C. The Surgeon Operated on Tuesday.
D. The surgeon operated on tuesday.
6. Choose the sentence with proper apostrophe usage.
A. The doctors’ schedules were posted.
B. The doctor’s schedules were posted.
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, C. The doctors schedules were posted.
D. The doctors’ schedule’s were posted.
7. Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
A. The nurse will check the patient yesterday.
B. The nurse checked the patient yesterday.
C. The nurse checks the patient yesterday.
D. The nurse had check the patient yesterday.
8. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure.
A. The technician was trained to monitor, record, and reporting data.
B. The technician was trained to monitor, record, and report data.
C. The technician was trained to monitoring, record, and report data.
D. The technician was trained to monitor, recording, and report data.
9. Which sentence uses the correct form of “your” or “you’re”?
A. Your going to the meeting tomorrow.
B. You’re going to the meeting tomorrow.
C. Your’e going to the meeting tomorrow.
D. Youre going to the meeting tomorrow.
10. Select the sentence with proper semicolon usage.
A. The clinic was understaffed; the nurses worked late.
B. The clinic was understaffed; because nurses worked late.
C. The clinic was understaffed, nurses worked late.
D. The clinic was understaffed the nurses; worked late.
11. Which sentence uses the correct plural form?
A. The pharmacy received several viales of medicine.
B. The pharmacy received several vials of medicine.
C. The pharmacy received several vial’s of medicine.
D. The pharmacy received several viale’s of medicine.
12. Choose the sentence with the correct use of “its” or “it’s.”
A. The hospital updated it’s protocols.
B. The hospital updated its protocols.
C. The hospital updated its’ protocols.
D. The hospital updated it protocols.
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