Teas Language Usage Practice Test 2022

Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization. A. English language B. professor Henry C. History class D. Christmas day

A. English language Names of languages, professional titles of people, and full names of Holidays are always capitalized. Because History class is not an exact name of a course it should not be capitalized.

Which of the following sentences contains an example of correct subject-verb agreement?

A. My sister or my brother is picking me up from school today.

Which of the following sentences in the set of instructions below is an example of third-person voice?

A. To begin with, one should have a loaf of very fresh bread. one-indicates third person

Which of the following nouns is written in the correct plural form? A. data B. crisises C. diagnosises D. mooses

A. data The plural form of datum is data, the plural form of crisis is crises. The plural form of moose is moose. And the plural form of diagnosis is diagnoses.

The PTA held _ annual fundraiser. Which of the following correctly completes the sentence above? A. its B. there C. their D. it's

A. its the pronoun refers back to its antecedent although PTA is several person it is still singular.

The woman's arm ached badly after playing tennis for 3 hours. The word badly refers to which of the following types of speech. A. Adjective B. Adverb C. Verb D. Possessive

Adverb remember adverb usually end in ly and ask the question how

I lost my book bag. My book bag contained my lunch money. I was very hungry. I had a difficult time staying awake in class that afternoon. best grammar for clarity

B. Because I lost my book bag that contained my lunch money, I was very hungry I had a very difficult time staying awake in class that afternoon. First focus on what is most important in the sentence in this case it is that I was very hungry. When a subordinating clause is added it makes that class with the subordinating clause less important.

It was hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon. change the sentence so it is written in the active rather than the passive

B. She hoped that the lines for the roller coaster would be shorter in the afternoon. first it needs a subject, find the sentence with subject. The use of by her is passive.

Because of his credulous nature, they took advantage of him and tricked him time and time again. Credulous

B. easily cheated or fooled.

The child enjoyed watching the _ dogs at the petting zoo. Which of the following words complete the sentence A. prarie B. prairie C. prayer D. prairy

B. prairie

I hope that the choir in the front row sits down soon; I cannot see the concert because _ blocking my view. Which is the correct pronoun and verb for the sentence. the antecedent is choir.

B. they are. choir is plural and need a plural rd person pronoun and a plural verb.

Which of the following is an example of a grammatically correct sentence?

C. I cannot remember to whom I lent the book. The object pronoun is whom

Which of the following sentences provides an example of correct subject verb agreement.

C. The committee, upon reviewing the budget, votes to increase sales tax.

Which of the following phrases follows the rules of capitalization? A. uncle Elson B. your Mother C. my cousin Michelle D. his Aunt

C. my cousin Michelle possessive should not be capitalized.

She interviewed for two jobs; however, she accepted the second job, as it offered higher __________ A. sallary B. salery C. salary D. sallery

C. salary

Which of the following words is written correctly? A. pro-active B. antinflammatory C. un-American D. re-active

C. un-American Prefixes should always be hyphenated when they appear before proper nouns. It is inappropriate to hyphenate between the two vowels in option A, as the vowels are different; however, a hyphen is required between the vowels in option B, as they are the same. A hyphen should always be used after the prefix ex-

Although I have not had much practice, I feel _ in my ability to train the puppy

Confident

Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence.

D. I was planning to stop by the grocery store; however, I realized that my tire had gone flat. it is correctly punctuated it has a semicolon on two independent clauses. However should be followed by a comma.

Which of the following sentences contains the appropriate use of an apostrophe?

D. The group of employees arranged to have flowers delivered on Boss's Day.

In the eastern part of Kansas, after the tornado last summer, governor Stevens declared a state of emergency. Which of the following word should be capitalized: A. state B. eastern C. summer D. governer

D. governer

The puppy has lost _ way home, and _ getting dark. A. its;its B. it's; it's C. it's; its D. its; it's

D. its; it's. semicolon for two complete sentence.

Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

Due to the time-sensitive nature of the request, the lawyer faxed the document to the judge. both clauses are not dependent so it will need a comma to separate not a semi colon. read both sentences first sentence is dependent.

Which of the following is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence?

I asked her, "Since when are you an Elvis fan?" the word since should be capitalized. And the question mark should be inside the quote, because the question is inside the quotation mark. a comma goes after a introductory clause

words ending in able or ible

If the root word is a complete word then add able. If the root word is not a complete word add ible.

Which of the following sentence is most clear and correct?

The couple found the kittens when they were 6 weeks old.

Which of the following sentences contains a correct example of subject-verb agreement

The lady with her dogs walks every morning. look at the subject close to the verb to see if agree

Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence

The man in the green overalls with the steel-toed boots wandered into the upscale department store. A simple sentence can not contain a dependent clause and contain a subordinating conjunction which are because, though, although as, as if, when, and while.

Which of the following is an example of a complex sentence.

When I ride my bike along a country lane, I feel a harmony with the world around me. The sentence consist of one dependent and independent clause therefore its a complex sentence. A complex sentence can also have a subordinating conjunction separated by comma. The first word is when which is a subordinating conjunction.

Exceptions to silent e: If a word ends in ce or ge and the added suffix is able or ous then keep the letter e

able or ous then keep the letter e. If a word ends in silent e and the added suffix is ing, then keep the silent e. (hint: need to identify the suffix before changing)

exceptions to y: If a word ends with a y preceded by a consonant

and the suffix being added is ing then keep the y.

Because the thief broke his ankle during the robbery, he was unable to abscond with the cash Which of the following is the meaning of abscond. a. remain b. return c. confess d. escape

d. escape

consonant-vowel-consonant pattern words with one syllable

double the consonant before adding the suffix. example bedding, baggage.

consonant-vowel-consonant pattern words with two syllable

double the final consonant before adding a suffix that the vowel is before the suffix. example compelling, preferred, omitted.

ie and ei words

i before e except after c or when sounded like a (hint: after c think about abc order and when sound like a) exceptions:

words ending in tion, sion, or cian

if the root word ends in t then the suffix ion can be added. Example: abduction, addiction. if root ends in s the suffix can be added sion. example: procession, profession, regression. If it names a person it should be cian important

suffixes for words ending in c

if the suffix begins with a e, i or y is added, then the letter k should be inserted following the c. example: colicky, frolicked, mimicked.

suffix words ending in e

if the word ends in silent e and the added suffix begins with a consonant keep the letter e. if a word ends in a silent e and the added suffix begins with a vowel drop the e.

suffix for words ending in y. a word ends with a y preceded by a vowel

keep the y when adding a suffix. If a word ends with a y preceded by a consonant change the y to an i before adding a suffix. (hint: need to identify the suffix before changing)

The woman who lives in the last house on our street is _ which sentence allows the completion of a simple sentence

reclusive and is rarely seen outside outside of her home

The client made an appointment with a cosmetic surgeon to discuss possibly rhinoplasty.

the prefix rhino: means pertaining to the nose. rhino is latin

words ending in ceed, sede, and cede.

there are four words that ends in ceed: emceed, exceed, proceed, succeed. one word that ends in sede: supersede. the other sounds the same: accede, antecede, concede, intercede, recede, retrocede.

exceptions of able or ible

there are many exceptions this is a few digestible flexible responsible irritable accessible inevitable collectible/collectable discernible/discernable