Teas English Lang Usage pt. 2

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

A working student’s best friend is her phone.

The pumpkin crop was incredibly small this year because of excessive rain in the spring and heat in the summer. 

Which of the following parts of speech describes the word “incredibly” as used in the sentence above?

Adverb 

Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?

The boy or the girls come to school late.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a complex sentence structure?

Whenever the boys played in the rain, they came home with muddy clothes.

The class is nervous about ______ first exam.

its

Which of the following statements about a paragraph’s concluding sentence is true?

It summarizes the paragraph’s main point 

Which of the following tasks is appropriate during the final stage of the writing process?

Checking for punctuation errors 

Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper pronoun-antecedent agreement?

If a person wants to travel to the moon, she must get a job at a space technology station.

In the word “circumnavigation,” the Latin prefix “circum” means to move in which of the following directions?

Around 

1) Initially, we constructed experiments that explored new relationships among six major systems of the human body: circulatory, digestive, muscular, nervous, reproductive, and respiratory.

2) We believe that this work will revolutionize our understanding of human behavior.

3) Then, we discovered through a series of curious events and calculations, that these systems were all intricately involved in a kind of psychic economy.

4) Our experimental research project has focused on what we call the Psycho-Physical Performance Scale. 

5) Therefore, we ultimately chose to classify differed triggers of human actions and productions according to these new relationships. 

Which of the following best orders these sentences to form a well-organized paragraph?

4, 1, 3, 5, 2 

Which of the following sentences correctly employs standard English spelling?

The building’s height was exceeded by its width. 

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

I like my job, but I like this more.

Which of the following statements about a paragraph’s topic sentence is true?

It summarizes the main idea of the paragraph. 

Which of the following is the final step of the writing process?

Editing 

The gist of the saying went something like this: If a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it.

Which of the following language conventions is violated in the sentence above?

Pronoun-antecedent agreement 

Which of the following sentences would most likely be found in an email from a professor to her biology students at a college?

Research groups from the 10:30 a.m. Tuesday class should meet in the library this week. 

Which of the following is a step in the proofreading process?

Checking for spelling 

Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?

Physics is a difficult subject to learn.

Ouch! I stepped on one of those plastic toy bricks left on the floor again!

Which of the following parts of speech is the word “ouch”?

Adjective 

The graceful dancer moved across the stage as the music began to play.

Which of the following is the meaning of the suffix “-ful” as used in the sentence above?

Characterized by 

The triplets could sing very well, so they and a friend formed a ________ for the annual talent show. 

Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?

quartet 

Which of the following actions take place during the revision phase of the writing process?

Proofreading text 

October arrived and the air started to change. The mornings were chilly when Lydia headed to school, and she was already thinking of her Halloween costume. Every year there was a costume contest, and this year, Lydia wanted to win. 

Which of the following is the likely source of the passage above?

A short story 

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

I walked all three dogs around the park this morning.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

The lizard has the ability to alter its coloration to blend with the foliage.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a compound sentence structure?

He liked to cook at home, but she preferred to eat at restaurants 

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct grammar and usage?

If any fewer people watch that television series, the effect will be its cancellation. 

Which one of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

My brother had an old truck that sat by the garage that needed paint.

Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rules of capitalization?

The A1 Plumbing Board of Directors gave every employee a raise.

Many _______ books are popular among adults these days.

Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence above?

children’s 

Which of the following is the meaning of “wellness” according to the suffix?

The state of being well

According to the prefix “sub-”, which of the following words defines “subterranean”?

underground 

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

Since time was running short, I hurriedly brushed my teeth while breakfast was warming up.

Which of the following sentences requires citation?

I would wager the most students in the United States will be able to tell you that the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 started the American Civil War. 

Which of the following sentences requires a citation?

One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

The green paint is a horrible color. I don’t want it on my walls.