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ATI TEAS 7 English Premium Study Package
English and Language Usage –Test & Expert
Tips.
Section 1: Conventions of Standard English (Questions 1–20)
Q1: Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A. The nurse checked the patient's vitals, and, recorded them in the chart.
B. The nurse checked the patient's vitals, and recorded them in the chart.
C. The nurse checked the patient's vitals and, recorded them in the chart.
D. The nurse, checked the patient's vitals and recorded them in the chart.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: No comma is needed before "and" when joining two verbs with a single subject.
Option A incorrectly places a comma after "and"; C incorrectly splits the compound predicate; D
incorrectly sets off the subject with a comma.
Q2: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
A. The patient was resting; however, the alarm sounded.
B. The patient was resting, however; the alarm sounded.
C. The patient was resting however; the alarm sounded.
D. The patient was resting; the alarm sounded, loudly.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses when followed by a conjunctive
adverb (however) and a comma. B misplaces the semicolon; C lacks the required comma after
"however"; D unnecessarily follows the semicolon with a phrase rather than a clause.
Q3: Identify the error in the underlined portion: The team of doctors are reviewing the case.
A. team
B. of
C. are
D. reviewing
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Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The subject "team" is a collective noun taking a singular verb; "are" should be "is."
Collective nouns are treated as singular when the group acts as one unit.
Q4: Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe?
A. The nurses station is on the second floor.
B. The nurse's station is on the second floor.
C. The nurses' station is on the second floor.
D. Both B and C are correct depending on context.
Correct Answer: D [CORRECT]
Rationale: B shows singular possession (one nurse's station); C shows plural possession
(multiple nurses sharing one station). Both are grammatically valid depending on intended
meaning; A omits the possessive apostrophe entirely.
Q5: Which sentence is a fragment?
A. After the surgery, the patient rested in the recovery room.
B. The patient rested in the recovery room after the surgery.
C. After the surgery. The patient rested in the recovery room.
D. Resting in the recovery room after the surgery.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: D is a fragment because it lacks both a subject performing an action and a complete
finite verb phrase. "Resting" is a present participle, not a main verb; A, B, and C are complete
sentences.
Q6: Correct the run-on sentence: The medication must be taken with food it causes stomach
irritation.
A. The medication must be taken with food, it causes stomach irritation.
B. The medication must be taken with food; it causes stomach irritation.
C. The medication must be taken with food because, it causes stomach irritation.
D. The medication must be taken with food it, causes stomach irritation.
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Correct Answer: B [CORRECT]
Rationale: A semicolon correctly joins two closely related independent clauses. A is a comma
splice; C incorrectly places a comma after "because"; D creates a nonsensical interruption.
Q7: Which sentence correctly capitalizes a title?
A. The nurse practitioner, Dr. smith, will see you now.
B. The Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Smith, will see you now.
C. The nurse practitioner, Dr. Smith, will see you now.
D. The nurse Practitioner, Dr. smith, will see you now.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Common job titles ("nurse practitioner") are not capitalized unless they directly
precede a name as a title. "Dr. Smith" is a proper name and must be capitalized. B incorrectly
capitalizes the common noun title; D has multiple capitalization errors.
Q8: Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. The doctor said, "Take two tablets daily."
B. The doctor said, "Take two tablets daily".
C. The doctor said "Take two tablets daily."
D. The doctor said, Take two tablets daily.
Correct Answer: A [CORRECT]
Rationale: In American English, periods and commas go inside closing quotation marks, and a
comma introduces the quotation. B places the period outside; C omits the introductory comma;
D omits quotation marks entirely.
Q9: Identify the error in the underlined portion: Me and Sarah completed the intake forms
together.
A. Me
B. and
C. Sarah
D. completed
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: "Me" is an object pronoun; the subject position requires the subject pronoun "I." In
ATI TEAS 7 English Premium Study Package
English and Language Usage –Test & Expert
Tips.
Section 1: Conventions of Standard English (Questions 1–20)
Q1: Which sentence uses commas correctly?
A. The nurse checked the patient's vitals, and, recorded them in the chart.
B. The nurse checked the patient's vitals, and recorded them in the chart.
C. The nurse checked the patient's vitals and, recorded them in the chart.
D. The nurse, checked the patient's vitals and recorded them in the chart.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: No comma is needed before "and" when joining two verbs with a single subject.
Option A incorrectly places a comma after "and"; C incorrectly splits the compound predicate; D
incorrectly sets off the subject with a comma.
Q2: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
A. The patient was resting; however, the alarm sounded.
B. The patient was resting, however; the alarm sounded.
C. The patient was resting however; the alarm sounded.
D. The patient was resting; the alarm sounded, loudly.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses when followed by a conjunctive
adverb (however) and a comma. B misplaces the semicolon; C lacks the required comma after
"however"; D unnecessarily follows the semicolon with a phrase rather than a clause.
Q3: Identify the error in the underlined portion: The team of doctors are reviewing the case.
A. team
B. of
C. are
D. reviewing
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Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The subject "team" is a collective noun taking a singular verb; "are" should be "is."
Collective nouns are treated as singular when the group acts as one unit.
Q4: Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe?
A. The nurses station is on the second floor.
B. The nurse's station is on the second floor.
C. The nurses' station is on the second floor.
D. Both B and C are correct depending on context.
Correct Answer: D [CORRECT]
Rationale: B shows singular possession (one nurse's station); C shows plural possession
(multiple nurses sharing one station). Both are grammatically valid depending on intended
meaning; A omits the possessive apostrophe entirely.
Q5: Which sentence is a fragment?
A. After the surgery, the patient rested in the recovery room.
B. The patient rested in the recovery room after the surgery.
C. After the surgery. The patient rested in the recovery room.
D. Resting in the recovery room after the surgery.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: D is a fragment because it lacks both a subject performing an action and a complete
finite verb phrase. "Resting" is a present participle, not a main verb; A, B, and C are complete
sentences.
Q6: Correct the run-on sentence: The medication must be taken with food it causes stomach
irritation.
A. The medication must be taken with food, it causes stomach irritation.
B. The medication must be taken with food; it causes stomach irritation.
C. The medication must be taken with food because, it causes stomach irritation.
D. The medication must be taken with food it, causes stomach irritation.
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Correct Answer: B [CORRECT]
Rationale: A semicolon correctly joins two closely related independent clauses. A is a comma
splice; C incorrectly places a comma after "because"; D creates a nonsensical interruption.
Q7: Which sentence correctly capitalizes a title?
A. The nurse practitioner, Dr. smith, will see you now.
B. The Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Smith, will see you now.
C. The nurse practitioner, Dr. Smith, will see you now.
D. The nurse Practitioner, Dr. smith, will see you now.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Common job titles ("nurse practitioner") are not capitalized unless they directly
precede a name as a title. "Dr. Smith" is a proper name and must be capitalized. B incorrectly
capitalizes the common noun title; D has multiple capitalization errors.
Q8: Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. The doctor said, "Take two tablets daily."
B. The doctor said, "Take two tablets daily".
C. The doctor said "Take two tablets daily."
D. The doctor said, Take two tablets daily.
Correct Answer: A [CORRECT]
Rationale: In American English, periods and commas go inside closing quotation marks, and a
comma introduces the quotation. B places the period outside; C omits the introductory comma;
D omits quotation marks entirely.
Q9: Identify the error in the underlined portion: Me and Sarah completed the intake forms
together.
A. Me
B. and
C. Sarah
D. completed
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: "Me" is an object pronoun; the subject position requires the subject pronoun "I." In
