TSA CBT UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Clauses - CORRECT ANSWER - grammatical units containing a subject and a verb
Independent Clause - CORRECT ANSWER - expresses the main thought of the sentence
and can stand alone
Example of an independent clause - CORRECT ANSWER - She laughed.
Dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER - expresses an idea that is less important than
the idea expressed in the main clause and cannot stand alone
Example of a dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER - As she was laughing...
Restrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER - provides information that is necessary to
identify specifically what is being described
-not separated from the rest of the sentence by commas
Example of a restrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER - The blue house that he built on a
hill is quite large
Nonrestrictive phrases - CORRECT ANSWER - provides information that is incidental to
the meaning of the sentence
-are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas
Example of a nonrestrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER - The blue house, which he
built on a hill, is quite large
, Verb - CORRECT ANSWER - a word or phrase used to assert an action or state of being
Verb Voice - CORRECT ANSWER - shows whether the subject performs an action
(active voice) or receives it (passive voice)
Active voice example - CORRECT ANSWER - the consultant wrote a proposal
Passive voice example - CORRECT ANSWER - the proposal was written by the
consultant
Verb Tense - CORRECT ANSWER - the tense of a verb shows the time of the action of
the verb
Present tense - CORRECT ANSWER - represents action that is taking place now
Past tense - CORRECT ANSWER - represents action that took place in past time
Future tense - CORRECT ANSWER - places action in future time
Present perfect tense - CORRECT ANSWER - represents action completed before the
present time
Past perfect tense - CORRECT ANSWER - represents action that occurs before another
past action
Present tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER - active voice- she takes; she is taking
passive voice- she is taken; she is being taken
Past tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER - active voice- she took; she was taking
CORRECT Answers
Clauses - CORRECT ANSWER - grammatical units containing a subject and a verb
Independent Clause - CORRECT ANSWER - expresses the main thought of the sentence
and can stand alone
Example of an independent clause - CORRECT ANSWER - She laughed.
Dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER - expresses an idea that is less important than
the idea expressed in the main clause and cannot stand alone
Example of a dependent clause - CORRECT ANSWER - As she was laughing...
Restrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER - provides information that is necessary to
identify specifically what is being described
-not separated from the rest of the sentence by commas
Example of a restrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER - The blue house that he built on a
hill is quite large
Nonrestrictive phrases - CORRECT ANSWER - provides information that is incidental to
the meaning of the sentence
-are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas
Example of a nonrestrictive phrase - CORRECT ANSWER - The blue house, which he
built on a hill, is quite large
, Verb - CORRECT ANSWER - a word or phrase used to assert an action or state of being
Verb Voice - CORRECT ANSWER - shows whether the subject performs an action
(active voice) or receives it (passive voice)
Active voice example - CORRECT ANSWER - the consultant wrote a proposal
Passive voice example - CORRECT ANSWER - the proposal was written by the
consultant
Verb Tense - CORRECT ANSWER - the tense of a verb shows the time of the action of
the verb
Present tense - CORRECT ANSWER - represents action that is taking place now
Past tense - CORRECT ANSWER - represents action that took place in past time
Future tense - CORRECT ANSWER - places action in future time
Present perfect tense - CORRECT ANSWER - represents action completed before the
present time
Past perfect tense - CORRECT ANSWER - represents action that occurs before another
past action
Present tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER - active voice- she takes; she is taking
passive voice- she is taken; she is being taken
Past tense examples - CORRECT ANSWER - active voice- she took; she was taking
