ATI TEAS - ENGLISH LANGUAGE USAGE I

ATI TEAS - ENGLISH LANGUAGE USAGE I Which of the following sentences contains a homophone? A. Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path. B. As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand. C. By ...

ATI TEAS - ENGLISH LANGUAGE USAGE I Which of the following sentences contains a homophone? A. Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path. B. As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand. C. By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch. D. The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher. - C. By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to watch. Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural form?A. halves B. prooves C. razores D. chieves - A. halves Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence? A. The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer blue. B. The raspberries we just picked from the garden are ripe, and sweet. C. She spent all afternoon studying for the biology test; but she neglected to work on her psychology paper. D. The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to anyone. - A. The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle summer blue. Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation of a quotation? A. "You should have never invited Neda to that party," said Angelica, "if you didn't want her to run into Alex." B. "You should have never invited Neda to that party," said Angelica. "If you didn't want her to run into Alex." C. "You should have never invited Neda to that party," said Angelica "If you didn't want her to run into Alex."D. "You should have never invited Neda to that party," said Angelica, "If you didn't want her to run into Alex." - A. "You should have never invited Neda to that party," said Angelica, "if you didn't want her to run into Alex." Which of the following punctuation marks is used incorrectly in the sentence below? She put down her glasses, and her book; the train was starting to enter the long, dark tunnel. A. The semicolon after "book" B. The comma after "long" C. The comma after "glasses" D. The period at the end of the sentence - C. The comma after "glasses" Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? A. The cat slid over the ledge and came to a halt; its two front teeth were on the dining room floor, and its head swayed back and forth. B. The cat slid over the ledge and came to a halt, its two front teeth were on the dining room floor; and its head swayed back and forth. C. The cat slid over the ledge and came to a halt, its two front teeth were on the dining room floor, and its head swayed back and forth. D. The cat slid over the ledge and came to a halt; its two front teeth were on the dining room floor and its head swayed back and forth. - A. The cat slid over the ledge and came to a halt; its two front teeth were on the dining room floor, and its head swayed back and forth. Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence? A. Viruses are made up of a core of malignant nucleic acid. B. Malignant nucleic acid that is covered by protein. C. Viruses are made up of a core of malignant acid, though covered by protein. D. Viruses made up of a core of malignant nucleic acid. - A. Viruses are made up of a core of malignant nucleic acid.Which of the following is the simple subject below? Every morning, the two friends walked half a mile together to school. A. Every morning B. Half mile C. Friends D. School - C. Friends Please don't take what I said so personally. Which of the following parts of speech is "personally" used in the sentence above? A. Article B. Adjective C. Verb D. Adverb - D. Adverb Which of the following pieces of writing should include citations? A. A comaparison of the language used in two different Shakespeare plays B. A news article describing a burglary C. A description of your favorite play D. A personal essay about your lifelong interest in marine biology - A. A comaparison of the language used in two different Shakespeare plays Which of the following statement is correct about the outline below? "I. Cause of Obesity" A. Diet 1. Fast Food 2. Processed Food 3. Large portions B. Lifestyle1. Sedentary jobs 2. No incentive to exercise 3. Not cooking at home A. Sedentary jobs are a more important cause of obesity than not cooking at home. B. Not cooking at home falls in to the category of diet causes of obesity. C. The causes of obesity can be divided into diet and lifestyle. D. Large portions are part of the lifestyle causes of obesity. - C. The causes of obesity can be divided into diet and lifestyle. Which of the following sentences from a paragraph about yoga is the topic sentence? A. The word "yoga" was mentioned in the Vedas, a collection of texts containing songs, mantras, and rituals used by Vedic priests. B. By the late 1800s, yoga masters from India began to travel to the West, attracting followers. C. After a few hundred years, Yoga masters rejected the teachings of the ancient Vedas and embraced the physical body as the means to achieve enlightenment. D. The practice of yoga first developed in the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago. - D. The practice of yoga first developed in the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago