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Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the
lawyer faxed the document to the judge.
b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The
lawyer had faxed the document to the judge.
c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the
lawyer faxed the document to the judge.
d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the
lawyer had faxed the document to the judge. - Answer-c.
Which of the following phrases follows the rules of
capitalization?
a. English language
b. professor Henry
c. History class
d. Christmas day - Answer-a.
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Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of
him and tricked him time and time again. Which of the
following is the meaning of the word credulous as used in
the sentence above?
a. dependable and responsible
b. easily cheated or fooled
c. believable and trustworthy
d. socially popular and outgoing - Answer-b.
In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last
summer, governor Stevens declared a state of emergency.
Which of the following words in the sentence above should
be capitalized?
a. state
b. eastern
c. summer
d. governor - Answer-d.
The puppy has lost __ way home, and __ getting dark.
a. its; its
b. it's; it's
c. it's; its
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d. its; it's - Answer-d.
Which of the following sentences provides an example of
correct subject-verb agreement?
a. The group of children are ecstatic that Santa is coming
to visit.
b. The family, after hearing the weather report, agree to
postpone the trip.
c. The committee, upon reviewing the budget, votes to
increase sales tax.
d. The couple decide to leave the restaurant after waiting
more than an hour to be seated. - Answer-c.
Which of the following is an example of a correctly
punctuated sentence?
a. I asked her "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
b. I asked her "since when are you an Elvis fan"?
c. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
d. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan"? -
Answer-c
Which of the following is an example of a simple
sentence?
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a. The man wandering into the store.
b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots
wandered into the upscale department store.
c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots
wandering into the upscale department store.
d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots
had wandered into the upscale department stores as if he
felt perfectly at home there. - Answer-b.
The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's - Answer-c.
It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be
shorter in the afternoon.
Which of the following changes the sentence above so
that it is written in the active rather than in the passive
voice?
a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be
shorter.
TEAS English and language usage Questions &
Verified Answers Rationales Instant
Download||Newest Exam!!!
Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
a. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request the
lawyer faxed the document to the judge.
b. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request. The
lawyer had faxed the document to the judge.
c. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the
lawyer faxed the document to the judge.
d. Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request; the
lawyer had faxed the document to the judge. - Answer-c.
Which of the following phrases follows the rules of
capitalization?
a. English language
b. professor Henry
c. History class
d. Christmas day - Answer-a.
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Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of
him and tricked him time and time again. Which of the
following is the meaning of the word credulous as used in
the sentence above?
a. dependable and responsible
b. easily cheated or fooled
c. believable and trustworthy
d. socially popular and outgoing - Answer-b.
In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last
summer, governor Stevens declared a state of emergency.
Which of the following words in the sentence above should
be capitalized?
a. state
b. eastern
c. summer
d. governor - Answer-d.
The puppy has lost __ way home, and __ getting dark.
a. its; its
b. it's; it's
c. it's; its
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d. its; it's - Answer-d.
Which of the following sentences provides an example of
correct subject-verb agreement?
a. The group of children are ecstatic that Santa is coming
to visit.
b. The family, after hearing the weather report, agree to
postpone the trip.
c. The committee, upon reviewing the budget, votes to
increase sales tax.
d. The couple decide to leave the restaurant after waiting
more than an hour to be seated. - Answer-c.
Which of the following is an example of a correctly
punctuated sentence?
a. I asked her "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
b. I asked her "since when are you an Elvis fan"?
c. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan?"
d. I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan"? -
Answer-c
Which of the following is an example of a simple
sentence?
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a. The man wandering into the store.
b. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots
wandered into the upscale department store.
c. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots
wandering into the upscale department store.
d. The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots
had wandered into the upscale department stores as if he
felt perfectly at home there. - Answer-b.
The PTA held ___ annual fundraiser.
a. its
a. there
c. their
d. it's - Answer-c.
It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be
shorter in the afternoon.
Which of the following changes the sentence above so
that it is written in the active rather than in the passive
voice?
a. In the afternoon, it was hoped that the lines would be
shorter.
