ATI TEAS 7 ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE USAGE -with 100% verified solutions -2023 The expedition finally arrived at the top of the mountain after days of arduous hiking. Which of the words is an antonym for "arduous" as used in the sentence above? a. Dangerous b. Stimulating c. Exciting d. Easy d. Easy Many islands are located at the mid -latitudes. Which of the following defines the prefix mid - as used in the word mid -latitudes in the sentence above? a. Higher b. Center c. Adjacent d. Lower b. Center As indicated in the findings, a scale of 240 points indicates a performance of the proficiency level. Which of the following is the likely genre for the sentence above? a. Research paper b. Novel c. Personal letter d. Sitcom a. Research paper Which of the following is the first step of the writing process? a. Preparing an outline b. Writing a draft c. Citing sources d. Writing a revision a. Preparing an outline Which of the following options demonstrates correct sentence structure? a. You could lose your job, receive a bad rating, while being chronically late for work. b. If you are chronically late for work, you will receive a bad ratin g, furthermore, you could lose your job. c. Chronic lateness for work can result in a poor rating or even loss of your employment. d. Being chronically late for work is a bad thing, including losing your job or even getting a bad rating. c. Chronic latenes s for work can result in a poor rating or even loss of your employment. The clause "or even loss of your employment" is a dependent clause and does not require a comma. Which of the following is most often the first sentence of a paragraph? a. Conclusio n sentence b. Supporting sentence c. Topic sentence d. Transition sentence c. Topic sentence Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? a. How did one man's name get on the list of womens' names? b. How did one man's name get on the list o f women's names? c. How did one mans' name get on the list of women's names? d. How did one mans' name get on the list of womens' names? b. How did one man's name get on the list of women's names? The word "man" is a singular noun that does not end in "s" and the possessive is correctly created by adding an apostrophe before the "s." The word "women" is a plural noun that does not end in " s," so the possessive would be created the same way, by adding an apostrophe before an "s." Which of the following options demonstrates correct sentence structure? a. Poring over the books for hours; they were to be sold tomorrow. b. The books were to be sold tomorrow, that's why she spent hours poring over them. c. She spent hours poring over the books because they were to be sold tomorrow. d. Tomorrow, the books were to be sold, therefore, she spent hours poring over them. c. She spent hours poring over the books because they were to be sold tomorrow. Subordinate clauses at the end of a sentence do not require a comma. Which part of the following sentences is grammatically correct? a. Originally written for children, readers of many generations have b een amused by her book. b. Originally written for children, she has amused many generations of readers with her book. c. Originally written for children, many generations of readers have been amused by her book. d. Originally written for children, her book has amused many generations of readers. d. Originally written for children, her book has amused many generations of readers. This sentence is the only one that does not have a dangling modifier. The introductory phrase is appropriately placed before the noun it modifies, which is "book."
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