ATI TEAS 7 - ENGLISH & LANGUAGE USAGE PREDICTOR EXAM

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Which cof cthe cfollowing csentences ccontains ca chomograph?

A.) cSuddenly che ctore cup cthe cdrawing cthat chad ctaken chim cweeks cto
ccreate.

B.) cThe cshort cceremony cwas cdreadful cin cthe crain.

C.) cHe cimagined cwhat che cmight cdo cin ca csimilar csituation.

D.) cRaised cbeds cproduce cmore cvegetables cthan cthose cgrown cdirectly cin
csoil. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cRaised cbeds cproduce cmore cvegetables
cthan cthose cgrown cdirectly cin csoil.

Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ca ccorrectly cpunctuated ccompound csentence?

A.) cIt ctook cDesiree c5 cyears; cbut cshe cfinally ccompleted cher cmicrobiology
cdissertation.

B.) cThe cpianist cdecided cto cplay csomething cdramatic, cand csoulful.

C.) cI clove call ckinds cof cscented ccandles, cand cyesterday cI cfound cone cthat
csmells clike clicorice. c

D.) cThe ccat csat ccurled cup cin cthe csunshine cand cwhen cthe csun cset che
cfinally cwalked caway. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cI clove call ckinds cof
cscented ccandles, cand cyesterday cI cfound cone cthat csmells clike clicorice.

Which cexample cuses cquotations ccorrectly?

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A.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite, csaid cPhilip, cas che cpushed cthe
cplate cof ccookies caway."

B.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite" csaid cPhilip, cas che cpushed cthe
cplate cof ccookies caway.

C.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite," csaid cPhilip c"as che cpushed cthe
cplate cof ccookies caway."

D.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil cmy cappetite," csaid cPhilip cas che cpushed cthe
cplate cof ccookies caway. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) c"I'm cnot cgoing cto cspoil
cmy cappetite," csaid cPhilip cas che cpushed cthe cplate cof ccookies caway.

Which csentence cis cpunctuated ccorrectly?

A.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco cCalifornia, cand
cI'll cnever cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune c2011.

B.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco, cCalifornia cand
cI'll cnever cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune c2011.

C.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco, cCalifornia, cand
cI'll cnever cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune c2011.

D.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco cCalifornia, cand
cI'll cnever cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune, c2011. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔C.) cOne cof cmy cfavorite cplaces cto cvisit cis cSan cFrancisco,
cCalifornia, cand cI'll cnever cforget cmy ctrip cthere cfrom cJune c2011.

If cyou cgo cto cthe cmarket, cplease cpick cup csome cbeef, ccarrots, cand
ccelery, cand cI cwill cmake csome cof cthat cdelicious, cstew cwe chad clast
cweek.

Which ccomma cshould cbe cremoved cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"market"

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B.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"beef"

C.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"celery

D.) cThe ccomma cafter ct che cword c"delicious" c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.)
cThe ccomma cafter ct che cword c"delicious"

Which csentence ccorrectly cuses cquotation cmarks cin cconnection cwith can
cindirect cquote?

A.) cMy csister csuggested, c"that cwe cgo cto cthe cmovie cnext cweekend."

B.) cMy cbrother casked c"me cto cbabysit chis ctwo cchildren."

C.) c"The cnewscaster cpointed cout cthe cstorm's cdestruction."

D.) cThe cmeteorologist ccalled cit c"the cstorm cof ca ccentury." c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔D.) cThe cmeteorologist ccalled cit c"the cstorm cof ca ccentury."

Which cof cthe cfollowing care ccompound csentences> c(Select call cthat
capply.)

A.) cCall cme ctomorrow, cand cI'll clet cyou cknow cmy cdecision cthen.

B.) cI cburned cthe cgarlic cbread, cbut cnot cthe clasagna.

C.) cThey cthought cthe ctrip cwould ctake cthree chours, cbut cit conly ctook
ctwo.

D.) cThe clast ctime ci csaw cGary cwas ctwo cyears cago; cwhen cwe cran cinto
ceach cother cat cthe cmall. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A.) cCall cme ctomorrow,
cand cI'll clet cyou cknow cmy cdecision cthen.

C.) cThey cthought cthe ctrip cwould ctake cthree chours, cbut cit conly ctook
ctwo.

Which cexample cuses ccorrect cpunctuation? c

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A.) c"I creally ccan't cmake cit," che canswered, c"you cshould cprobably cgo
cwithout cme."

B.) cI creally ccan't cmake cit," che canswered. c"you cshould cprobably cgo
cwithout cme."

C.) cI creally ccan't cmake cit", che canswered. c"You cshould cprobably cgo
cwithout cme."

D.) cI creally ccan't cmake cit," che canswered, c"you cshould cprobably cgo
cwithout cme." c- ccorrect canswers✔✔D.) cI creally ccan't cmake cit," che
canswered. c"You cshould cprobably cgo cwithout cme."

After ca clong, cexhausting chike, cStephanie cwent chome, cand cfell casleep con
cthe ccouch, cwhich cshe chad cdone cmany ctimes cbefore.

Which ccomma cshould cbe cremoved cin cthe csentence cabove?

A.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"long"

B.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"hike"

C.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"home"

D.) cThe ccomma cafter cthe cword c"couch" c- ccorrect canswers✔✔C.) cThe
ccomma cafter cthe cword c"home"

Which csentence cdoes cnot cneed cquotation cmarks cbecause cit cis can
cindirect cquotation?

A.) cDr. cMartin cLuther cKing csaid, cI chave ca cdream!

B.) cJohn cF. cKennedy cannounced cplans cto cgo cto cthe cmoon.

C.) cWe chave cnothing cto cfear cbut cfear citself, csaid cPresident cRoosevelt cin
chis cinauguration cspeech.