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...
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.
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