ATI TEAS 7 English and Language
Usage Practice Questions 2025 – 80
High-Impact Questions with Answers
& Expert Insights
Question 1
Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The team of nurses are preparing the patient for surgery.
B. The team of nurses is preparing the patient for surgery.
C. The team of nurses were preparing the patient for surgery.
D. The team of nurses have prepared the patient for surgery.
Answer: B. The team of nurses is preparing the patient for surgery.
Rationale: The subject "team" is singular, requiring a singular verb. "Is" is the correct singular
present tense verb. Option A uses "are" (plural), C uses "were" (past plural), and D uses "have"
(plural). Only B maintains subject-verb agreement.
Question 2
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Recieve
B. Receive
C. Receeve
D. Recive
Answer: B. Receive
Rationale: The correct spelling is "receive" (i before e, except after c). Options A, C, and D
contain misspellings: "recieve," "receeve," and "recive." Verification: "Receive" follows
standard English spelling rules.
Question 3
Which sentence contains a homophone?
A. The patient walked slowly down the hall.
B. The nurse knew the patient’s condition was serious.
C. The doctor decided to raze the old clinic building.
D. The staff was ready to assist immediately.
,Answer: C. The doctor decided to raze the old clinic building.
Rationale: A homophone is a word that sounds like another but has a different meaning and
spelling. "Raze" (to tear down) is a homophone for "raise" (to lift). Options A, B, and D lack
homophones. Verification: "Raze" and "raise" sound identical but differ in meaning.
Question 4
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. The nurse, gave the patient, a detailed explanation.
B. The nurse gave the patient a detailed explanation.
C. The nurse gave, the patient a detailed explanation.
D. The nurse, gave the patient a detailed, explanation.
Answer: B. The nurse gave the patient a detailed explanation.
Rationale: No commas are needed in a simple sentence with a subject, verb, and object. Option
B is clear and correctly punctuated. Options A, C, and D insert unnecessary commas, disrupting
clarity.
Question 5
Which sentence uses correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A. Each nurse must complete their training annually.
B. Each nurse must complete his or her training annually.
C. Each nurse must complete its training annually.
D. Each nurse must complete our training annually.
Answer: B. Each nurse must complete his or her training annually.
Rationale: "Each nurse" is singular, requiring a singular pronoun. "His or her" matches the
singular antecedent. Option A uses "their" (plural), C uses "its" (for non-humans), and D uses
"our" (plural).
Question 6
Which prefix means "with" or "together"?
A. Bio-
B. Per-
C. Con-
D. Trans-
Answer: C. Con-
Rationale: "Con-" means "with" or "together" (e.g., connect). "Bio-" means life, "per-" means
through, and "trans-" means across. Verification: "Con-" is used in words like "converge" (come
together).
, Question 7
Which sentence contains an incomplete sentence?
A. The patient is resting comfortably.
B. In the hospital room this morning.
C. The doctor will visit soon.
D. The nurse checked the chart carefully.
Answer: B. In the hospital room this morning.
Rationale: An incomplete sentence lacks a subject and verb forming a complete thought. Option
B is a prepositional phrase without a verb. Options A, C, and D are complete sentences.
Question 8
Which word correctly completes the sentence: "The nurse’s ___ was evident in her careful
monitoring."
A. Diligence
B. Diligent
C. Diligently
D. Diligentness
Answer: A. Diligence
Rationale: The sentence requires a noun to follow the possessive "nurse’s." "Diligence" (noun)
fits, meaning careful effort. "Diligent" (adjective), "diligently" (adverb), and "diligentness"
(incorrect form) do not fit. Verification: "Diligence" is a standard English noun.
Question 9
Which sentence uses correct punctuation for a possessive noun?
A. The patients’ charts were updated daily.
B. The patient’s chart’s were updated daily.
C. The patients chart’s were updated daily.
D. The patient’s charts’ were updated daily.
Answer: A. The patients’ charts were updated daily.
Rationale: "Patients’" is the correct plural possessive form (multiple patients, their charts).
Option B misplaces the apostrophe, C lacks an apostrophe, and D incorrectly uses a singular
possessive with a plural noun.
Question 10
Usage Practice Questions 2025 – 80
High-Impact Questions with Answers
& Expert Insights
Question 1
Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The team of nurses are preparing the patient for surgery.
B. The team of nurses is preparing the patient for surgery.
C. The team of nurses were preparing the patient for surgery.
D. The team of nurses have prepared the patient for surgery.
Answer: B. The team of nurses is preparing the patient for surgery.
Rationale: The subject "team" is singular, requiring a singular verb. "Is" is the correct singular
present tense verb. Option A uses "are" (plural), C uses "were" (past plural), and D uses "have"
(plural). Only B maintains subject-verb agreement.
Question 2
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. Recieve
B. Receive
C. Receeve
D. Recive
Answer: B. Receive
Rationale: The correct spelling is "receive" (i before e, except after c). Options A, C, and D
contain misspellings: "recieve," "receeve," and "recive." Verification: "Receive" follows
standard English spelling rules.
Question 3
Which sentence contains a homophone?
A. The patient walked slowly down the hall.
B. The nurse knew the patient’s condition was serious.
C. The doctor decided to raze the old clinic building.
D. The staff was ready to assist immediately.
,Answer: C. The doctor decided to raze the old clinic building.
Rationale: A homophone is a word that sounds like another but has a different meaning and
spelling. "Raze" (to tear down) is a homophone for "raise" (to lift). Options A, B, and D lack
homophones. Verification: "Raze" and "raise" sound identical but differ in meaning.
Question 4
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. The nurse, gave the patient, a detailed explanation.
B. The nurse gave the patient a detailed explanation.
C. The nurse gave, the patient a detailed explanation.
D. The nurse, gave the patient a detailed, explanation.
Answer: B. The nurse gave the patient a detailed explanation.
Rationale: No commas are needed in a simple sentence with a subject, verb, and object. Option
B is clear and correctly punctuated. Options A, C, and D insert unnecessary commas, disrupting
clarity.
Question 5
Which sentence uses correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
A. Each nurse must complete their training annually.
B. Each nurse must complete his or her training annually.
C. Each nurse must complete its training annually.
D. Each nurse must complete our training annually.
Answer: B. Each nurse must complete his or her training annually.
Rationale: "Each nurse" is singular, requiring a singular pronoun. "His or her" matches the
singular antecedent. Option A uses "their" (plural), C uses "its" (for non-humans), and D uses
"our" (plural).
Question 6
Which prefix means "with" or "together"?
A. Bio-
B. Per-
C. Con-
D. Trans-
Answer: C. Con-
Rationale: "Con-" means "with" or "together" (e.g., connect). "Bio-" means life, "per-" means
through, and "trans-" means across. Verification: "Con-" is used in words like "converge" (come
together).
, Question 7
Which sentence contains an incomplete sentence?
A. The patient is resting comfortably.
B. In the hospital room this morning.
C. The doctor will visit soon.
D. The nurse checked the chart carefully.
Answer: B. In the hospital room this morning.
Rationale: An incomplete sentence lacks a subject and verb forming a complete thought. Option
B is a prepositional phrase without a verb. Options A, C, and D are complete sentences.
Question 8
Which word correctly completes the sentence: "The nurse’s ___ was evident in her careful
monitoring."
A. Diligence
B. Diligent
C. Diligently
D. Diligentness
Answer: A. Diligence
Rationale: The sentence requires a noun to follow the possessive "nurse’s." "Diligence" (noun)
fits, meaning careful effort. "Diligent" (adjective), "diligently" (adverb), and "diligentness"
(incorrect form) do not fit. Verification: "Diligence" is a standard English noun.
Question 9
Which sentence uses correct punctuation for a possessive noun?
A. The patients’ charts were updated daily.
B. The patient’s chart’s were updated daily.
C. The patients chart’s were updated daily.
D. The patient’s charts’ were updated daily.
Answer: A. The patients’ charts were updated daily.
Rationale: "Patients’" is the correct plural possessive form (multiple patients, their charts).
Option B misplaces the apostrophe, C lacks an apostrophe, and D incorrectly uses a singular
possessive with a plural noun.
Question 10
