ATI TEAS English with Complete Solutions

ATI TEAS English with Complete Solutions Nouns can be defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER A person, Place or thing What is the plural form of the word "Syllabus"? - CORRECT ANSWER Syllabi What is an adjective? - CORRECT ANSWER a word that modifies a noun or pronoun Bi, re, and un are: - CORRECT ANSWER prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to CHANGE their meanings. Prefixes are: - CORRECT ANSWER attached to the beginning of words to change their meanings. Question marks, or punctuations should be placed inside or outside of the quotations? - CORRECT ANSWER INSIDE Since, whether, and accordingly are examples of which type of signal words? - CORRECT ANSWER Cause-effect words What are signal words? - CORRECT ANSWER words that give the reader hints about the purpose of a particular passage. When punctuating city and state in a sentence, where should commas be placed? - CORRECT ANSWER after BOTH city AND state. polytheism, communism, nationalism. All of these words end in the same suffix, -ism. How does the suffix, -ism, apply to all of them? - CORRECT ANSWER it suggests that they are all a doctrine that is followed. The semicolon is used to connect: - CORRECT ANSWER major sentence pieces of equal value. An example of using a semicolon between two closely connected independent clauses that are not connected with a coordinating conjunction - CORRECT ANSWER she is outside; we are inside you are right; we should go with your plan A semi colon between independent clauses linked with a transitional word - CORRECT ANSWER I think that we can agree on this; however, I am not sure about my friends. You are looking in the wrong places; therefore, you will not find what you need. semicolon between items in a series that has internal punctuation: - CORRECT ANSWER I have visited New York, New York; Augusta, Maine; and Baltimore, Maryland. colons are used for elaboration or to give a quote. Example of using a colon for elaboration: - CORRECT ANSWER There is one thing that stands out on your resume: responsibility. Colon can be used after the greeting in an informal letter. Example: - CORRECT ANSWER Dear sir: To Whom It May Concern: Using a colon to separate a title and a subtitle, example: - CORRECT ANSWER The essay is titled "America: A short Introduction to a Modern Country" Using an apostrophe with plural nouns that end in "-s" - CORRECT ANSWER - The scissors' handle - The boys' basketball team A hyphen should be used in ______________ words. - CORRECT ANSWER compound hyphens should be used for written-out numbers between: __________ and _________ - CORRECT ANSWER 21 and 99 Examples of hyphens used in written out numbers: - CORRECT ANSWER twenty-five - one hundred fifty-one - ninety- four thousand hyphens are used in compound words used as adjectives that come before a noun: - CORRECT ANSWER the WELL-FED dog took a nap -incorrect: the dog was well-fed for his nap Capitalizing words in a title: - CORRECT ANSWER Articles, short prepositions, and short conjunctions are NEVER capitalized unless they are the FIRST or LAST word of the title. "The Taming Of The Shrew" is my favorite show. - is the title correctly capitalized? - CORRECT ANSWER No. The words "of" and "the" should not be Only capitalize directional terms (north, east, south, west) when they refer to SPECIFIC AREAS but NOT when they refer to the direction. Examples: - CORRECT ANSWER - James is from the West. (correct) NOT - After three miles, turn south to get on the highway. Which of these two sentences is correctly capitalized? - Juniper sent a card to Uncle Archibald who has been unwell. vs - Flicka and her Mother spent the day setting up for the yard sale. - CORRECT ANSWER - the first one because "Uncle Archibald" is referred to as one whole name of a person, unlike the second sentence that refers to "mother" as being "HER mother" We cannot allow the budget cuts to -effect or -affect- the plans to improve education. - CORRECT ANSWER affect Correctly finish the sentence: Krista was not sure _____ to hold responsible for the broken window. - CORRECT ANSWER Whom What is the function of the word "capacity" in the sentence? - Suzy was the first woman elected president of the book club, but she never served in that capacity due to her activity in the library riot. - CORRECT ANSWER it is a noun Cumulative sentences - CORRECT ANSWER A complete predicate tells you - CORRECT ANSWER what the subject does or is A simple predicate is the - CORRECT ANSWER main verb in the predicate that tells what the subject DOES "The research is going WELL," Agnes reported through GRITTED teeth. Correctly Identify the parts of speech that are capitalized above: - CORRECT ANSWER Well- is used as an adverb Gritted- an adjective Write a sentence to show an example of third-person point of view. - CORRECT ANSWER "No one really knows what will happen," the analyst warned. The gargoyle was polished by the superhero after the building was scaled by him. Which of the following changes should be made to the sentence above so that it is written in the active rather than passive voice? - CORRECT ANSWER After the superhero scaled the building, he polished a gargoyle. The unforeseen -affects- or -effects- of the mission dumbfounded the soldiers. - CORRECT ANSWER effects The blogger's post about organ donation received the most comments on the Web site that day. The word most acts as which of the following parts of speech in the sentence above? - CORRECT ANSWER ADVERB in active voice, what does the subject do? - CORRECT ANSWER immediately does the action If the verb includes a form of to be "had struck," "was struck," it is likely that the sentence uses active or passive voice? - CORRECT ANSWER passive For a complex sentence, the sentence needs: - CORRECT ANSWER to start with an independent clause A periodic sentence: - CORRECT ANSWER makes its point at the end. definition of a cumulative sentence: - CORRECT ANSWER it makes its point at the beginning, followed by independent clauses that support that point. I E and C rule - CORRECT ANSWER I before E except after C What is a homograph - CORRECT ANSWER words that share the same spelling and have multiple meanings (ex: incense -- religious NOUN or to frustrate or anger VERB Affect vs Effect - CORRECT ANSWER Affect -- noun for feeling/emotion/mood Effect -- noun for result Affect -- verb to influence Effect -- verb to bring about imminent - CORRECT ANSWER about to happen