ATI TEAS English And Language Usage Test 2022 RATED A+

Which of the answer choices shows the correct punctuation of the city and the state in the following sentence? After living in Oak Ridge Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague. A. After living in Oak ridge, Missouri, all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague. B. After living in Oak Ridge, Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague. C. After living in Oak, Ridge, Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague. D. After living in Oak Ridge Missouri all her life, Cornelia was excited about her trip to Prague. {ANS} - A. Correct punctuation requires a comma after both city and state when both fall within the sentence, even when the city and state fall within an opening dependent clause that has a comma after it. - All answer choices that do not have a comma after the state as well as the city are incorrect. - Answer choice C is incorrect because it adds a comma after the Oak for no clear reason as the name of the city in full is clearly Oak Ridge. What transition should be added to the beginning of sentence 2 below? (1) I zoned out in class, turned work in late, talked out in class, and handed in assignments after the due date. (2) Mr. Shanbourne just nodded. A. Surprisingly B. Actually C. Furthermore D. Instead {ANS} - A. The transition "surprisingly" indicates that the reaction was unexpected, or even contradictory to the circumstance for the speaker not turning his work in on time and talking-out in class. - The other answer choices do not make as much sense to coordinate these two sentences. The following words all end in the same suffix, -ism: polytheism, communism, nationalism. Considering the meaning of the three words, how does the suffix - ism apply to all of them? A. Doctrine B. Condition C Characteristic D. State of being {ANS} - A. The suffix -ism here suggests a doctrine that is followed, whether that be the doctrine of polytheism (a religious doctrine), communism (a social doctrine), or nationalism (a political doctrine). What is the most effective way to rewrite the following sentence? She is saying that outfits the students are wearing to school is being distracting and inappropriate? A. Some of the outfits students wear to school, she is saying, are distracting and not appropriate. B. The outfits are distracting and inappropriate, she says, that students wear to school. C. She says that some of the outfits that students wear to school are distracting and inappropriate. D. She says that it is distracting and inappropriate that students wear outfits to school. {ANS} - C. This version begins with a subject and verb and is followed by a clause.