TEAS English Examples

She said, "I'll be there."

direct quote example

Stephanie said that she was learning a new topic.

Indirect quotation example

Always, yesterday, slowly, last night

adverb examples

he, she, they, her, him, I, our, it

pronoun examples

tall, good, bad

positive adj. examples

taller, better, worse

comparative adj. examples

tallest, best, worst

superlative adj. examples

Everyone, someone, anybody, each, either, neither, no one, nobody.

Singular indefinite pronouns examples

Everyone must bring his or her ID.

Singular Indefinite Pronouns example

The nurses finished their charting.

Plural Pronouns example

Maria told her sister, "I passed the exam."

Ambiguous Pronoun example

under, above, in, during

preposition examples

The nurse administered the medication.

active voice example

The medication was administered by the nurse.

Passive Voice example

Houston, the largest city in Texas, has many hospitals.

appositive phrases example

She likes running, swimming, and biking.

Parallelism example

Melissa is a teacher

subject complement example

They call Melissa a genius.

Object complement example

telling a patient "you have tachycardia" instead of "fast heart rate"

Jargon example

That test was lit.

Slang example

I'm fixing to study.

Colloquialism example

at the end of the day

Clichés example

back to square one

Clichés example

easier said than done

Clichés example

I walked to work today.

Past simple verb example

I am going to the store.

Future simple verb example

I walk to work every morning.

Present simple verb example

What is the direct object?

Bobby threw stones at the pool

stones - direct object

What is the indirect object?

She passed the ball to Kathy.

Kathy - indirect object