ATI TEAS-English: 1.) Conventions of Standard English 2.) Knowledge of Language 3.) Vocabulary Acquisition

Know the rules for what punctuation types?

1. Commas

2. Periods

3. Question marks

4. Colons

5. Semicolons

6. Apostrophes

7. Quotation marks

apostrophe

functions mark that denotes omission of letters and possessive case

What are the three types of ways to use apostrophes?

1.) s'

2.) 's

3.) 's

With what word forms do you use these three types of apostrophes?

1.) s'

2.) 's

3.) 's

1.) s' --> Plural noun + Plural item

(ALL PLURAL)

ex: The students' ( plural noun) + hats (plural item)

2.) 's --> Plural noun + Singular Item

(HALF PLURAL-HALF SINGULAR)

ex: The men's (plural noun) meeting (singular item)

3.) 's --> Singular noun + Singular Item

(ALL SINGULAR)

ex: The student's ( singular noun) hat (singular item) is in the trash.

colon

punctuation mark used in introduction of a quote or list, ratio, and time

comma X7 WAYS TO USE THEM?

1.) between coordinating conjunctions

2.) between coordinate adj. not joined with and

3.) for interjections

4.) to separate nonessential modifiers + nonessential appos.

5.) to set off noun of direct address, int, tags, and contrast

6.) w/ geographical titles as names

7.) To separate he said, she said intro to quotes.

-->punctuation mark used to separate parts of sentences

1.) I love apples, but Andy doesn't.

2.) My the kind, loyal, dog followed me home.

3.) Yes, I will take those patients vitals right away!

4.) Andrew, the EBSNA President, invited the Pre-Nursing Club to a study and chill event.

5.) -You, Andrew, are hilarious!

-This is the last time, correct?

-You are my friend, not my enemy.

6.) I came from Manhatten, New York.

7.) Andy said, I love you Evelyn!

end marks

punctuation marks that end sentences: period, question mark, and exclamation mark

exclammation mark

end mark that denotes strong feeling

parenthesis

punctuation marks that set off explanatory material within a text

period

ends a sentence

question mark

end mark that denotes a query

Questions mark:

Declarative vs. imperative sentence, what are these and which one uses a ?

-Declarative:

Gives info or makes a statement

DOESN'T use a ?

-Imperative:

Makes a command

DOES use a ?

Question Mark:

Direct questions vs. polite requests, which of these uses a ?

Direct Question: USES ?

ex: What's for lunch today?

Polite Requests: DOESN'T USE ?

ex: Can you please send me the items tomorrow.

quotation marks

punctuation marks that denote spoken or other quoted text

There are seven different ways to use " " :

1.) Direct Quote

2.) Indirect Quote:

3.) Quote inside a quote:

4.) Period and Comma

5.) SemiColon and colon

6.) ! that's part of a quote

7.) ? that goes with the whole sentene

How would you punctuate these seven ways with " "?

1.) Direct Quote: "" are exactly around the sentence Andy said.

- Andy said, "I love you Evelyn."

2.) Indirect Quote: No quotations needed because Evely'ns Paraphrasing

-Huy told Evelyn that he's going to be late to church.

3.) Quote inside a quote: When an author quotes a person, and that person quotes another person.

-Huy said, "Evelyn is beautiful, and Evelyn responded, 'Stop it.'"

(Basically double quotation (" ") marks for first person's quote and (' ') single quotation marks around subsequent person.)

4.) Period and Comma: Inside quotation marks

-We read, "The Little Girl Gone Wild," and "Beastly."

5.) SemiColon and colon: Outside of quotation marks

-The watched several movies: "A Little Bit of Heaven," "The Vow," and "Love, Rosie"; then went home.

6.) ! that's part of a quote: inside the quotation marks

-The crowd cheered, "Nurses!"

7.) ? that goes with the whole sentence: Left outside

-Is your favorite book, "The Hobbit"?

Hyphen's purpose? ( -)

x3 rules for it?

--> used to separate compund words

1.) Compound numbers come with a hyphen.

ex: twenty-five percent of college freshmen, gain weight.

2.) Fractions need a hyphen if they are used as an Adj.

ex: I need three-fourths of a slice of that pie!

3.) Compound words used as an adj. that come before a noun, need a hyphen.

ex: The weel-fed baby, took a nap.

Dashes's purpose (-- and rules ---)

x2 rules for it?

1.) To act as an appositive for internal punctuation

ex: The fruits-- apples, banannas, plums-- are delicious!

2.) To show a break or change in tone or thought!

ex: The first question--how silly of me-- does not have the correct answer.

Parts of SPEECH include:

x8?

1.) Noun

2.) Adv.

3.) Adj.

4.) Verb

5.) Preposition

6.) Interjection

7.) Conjuntion

8.) Pronoun

Part of a SENTENCE include:

x8?

1.) Article

2.) Complement

3.) Indirect Object

4.) Direct Object

5.) Phrase

6.) Predicate

7.) Complete Subject

8.) Simple Subject

adjective

word or phrase that describes or modifies a noun

Quick Notes of Adj.: x3?

1.) IT'S NOT vital in a sentence, i.e, you can remove this word and sentence will still make sense.

ex: The heavy (adj.) orange waterbottle fell out of my backpack.

(adj.)= Heavy

ex: The orange waterbottle fell out of my backpack.

2.) Can't stand alone

ex: "The heavy" (HUH???)

3.) Answers a ? about another word in a sentence.

ex: What what water bottle? ( HEAVY)

adverb

word or phrase that describe or modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

Quick notes about Adverbs: x2?

1.) Answers the questions:

-How

-When

-Where

-To what extent?

2.) Most (BUT NOT ALL) times Adv. end in "LY"

ex: Really fast ( Really -Adv.- describes the verb-fast)

ex: Manny drove slowly

-Answer the questions to number one and see if you can find out the Adv. (-:

article

-words (a and an) that refer to nouns

- they are ADJ.

complement x2

ex:

-noun, subject pronoun, or adj. that is linked to the subject by a linking verb, and tells more about or renames the subject.

-FINDING THE VERB is key to identification, so question the subject, with "Who?" or "What?"

ex: She is brilliant.

ex: Parts of Speech

She (pronoun) is (linking verb) brilliant (Adj.)

ex: Parts of a Sentence

She (subject) is (predicate) brilliant (Subject Complement)

--> She is what?

=BRILLINAT

-BRILLIANT is the Subject Complement

dependent clauses

a group of words that includes a subject and verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence

conjunction

ex: of words x9?

-words that join words, phrases, or clauses and shows connection between the joined pieces.

ex: and, but, yet, or, nor, for, so, just, after etc.

Subordinating conjunction?

ex:?

-word or group of words that make one part of a sentence dependant on another part of a sentence

-ex: The organization will exist ( Ind. clause) ---as long as--- ((Makes part of a sentence dependant on others) there is ample funding. (Ind. Clause)

independent clause

a group of words that includes a subject and predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence

modifier

word group of words that provides description for another word

indirect object

-the person or thing to whom or which something is done

ex: -Evelyn bought Huy some chocolates.

-Evelyn bought some chocolate for Nick

(-Notice that the object comes last

or even know that Indirect object can be identified with the prepositions of "to/for")

direct object

-a word or group of words that receives the action of a verb

ex: Evelyn bought Huy some chocolates.

(-Notice that there's PREPOSITIONS BEING used. )

interjection

ex: x 5?

words or phrases that represent short burst of emotion.

ex: Hey!, Oh!, Ouch!, Wow, Please,

noun

person, place, or a thing

phrase

a group of words that work together as a unit

pronoun

a word that takes the place of a noun

predicate

-the part of a sentence that explains what the subject does or is like

-I.E everything of the sentence, but the subject

ex: Evelyn is watering the plants.

Predicate--> is watering the plants.

Subject (is excluded)--> Evelyn

preposition

-mnuemonic to remember it?

-a word that describes a relationship between other words

-Think of all the possible things a squirrel can do to a tree!

ex: A squirrel can go: in, onto, around, the tree etc.

subject

the main noun of a sentence that is doing or being

verb

a word that describes an action or state of being

Knowledge of Language ( 66.7% answered correctly) CMS x 3?

1.) Use grammar to enhance clarity in writing. (ATI TEAS Study Manual E.2.1)

2.) Distinguish between formal and informal language. (ATI TEAS Study Manual E.2.2)

3.) Develop a well-organized paragraph. (ATI TEAS Study Manual E.2.4)

diction?

the style of writing determined by word choice

perfective

a verb for an item that has been completed

fragment

when you don't have a subject, a verb, both in a sentence or when you dont express a complete thought.

ex: And ran to the store (NO SUBJECT)

ex: Guatemala (NO VERB)

ex: Becuase I ran out of gas (NOT A COMPLETE THOUGHT)

prescriptive grammar

specific rules for using language and grammar

progressive

a verb that shows something is currently happening

tense

past, present, and future times

Run-on

a sentence with extra parts not joined properly

ex: It was wonderful weather on Monday the eletero man didn't sell mangoniadas. (RUN ON)

transition words

words that link or introduce ideas

subject-verb agreement

Rule to remember: ?

-matching like numbers of subjects and verbs: singular with singular, plural with plural

- SINGULAR SUBJECT ---> Plural Verb ( "S" ending)

-PLURAL SUBJECT --> Singluar Verb ("NO S!!!)

dinkle

bird

pronoun-antecedent agreement

EX:

-matching like numbers of pronouns and their antecedents: singular with singular, plural with plural

-Incorrect: Each of the students remembered to bring their book to class.

-Correct: Each of the students remembered to bring HIS OR HER book to class.

formal

a style that follows conventional rules

ex: I am vs I'm

informal

a relaxed, unofficial style

ex: I'm vs. I am

colloquialism

an informal word or phrase that's familiar to a > range of people than slang.

ex: Hey, Y'all are from, "The Fosters."

1st person:

addresses the reader as I, we, me, us, mine, ours

slang

informal language usually tied to a specific group of people

ex: That's so dope bruh!

2nd Person:

a narrative mode that addresses the reader as "you"

3rd person:

addresses reader as he, she, they etc.

Develop a well-organized paragraph. (ATI TEAS Study Manual E.2.4)

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emphasis paragraph

a short paragraph that highlights a key point

short detail

information that supports the main idea by answering who, what, where, when, or why

topic sentence

the sentence that summarizes the main idea of piece of text

transition sentence

words or sentences that lead from one idea to another

draft

an unfinished version of a text

brainstorming

discussing as a group to create an idea or solve a problem

mind-mapping

visually diagramming ideas around a central concept

juan

tario

Determine the meaning of words by analyzing word parts. (ATI TEAS Study Manual E.3.2)

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prefix

an affix that appears at the beginning of a word

affix

letters placed at the beginning or end of a word or word part to change is meaning

ex: prefix + suffix

suffix

an affix that appears at the end of a word

root word

-a word to which an affix can be attached

-usually means something; greek derived roots

context

surrounding words that lend meaning to an idea

"After a couple of failures, he turned his efforts in a new direction."

Which of the following is the meaning of the word "turn" in the example?

a) to reverse the position of

b) to get beyond

c) to deflect

d) to apply

d) to apply

In which of the following sentences does "runs" mean "manages"?

a) The car runs on diesel

b) The road runs the length of the stand.

c) She runs the department efficiently.

d) His son runs the streets like a grown up.

c) She runs the department efficiently.

In which of the following words does the suffix create a word different from the root version?

a) handful

b) defended

c) hiding

d) runs

a.) handful

Commonly Misspelled words: ex:

recommendation

Contraction?

represent words as they sound in speech.

ex: Formal- Do not

informal- Don't

Whom vs. Who mnuemonic to identify which word to use?

-Know that he---> Who

and Him--> Whom

ex: I f trying to find out which word form to use of who/whom, simple plug it's associated word in:

-He ate the cookies = correct! (So Who word is right)

-Him ate the cookies= INCORRECT! ( So, Whom word isn't right!)

Do I capitalize for directions and specific areas or what?

Directions:

On the coming i580, turn west. (DON'T CAPITALIZE)

Evelyn lives in East of the Bay. (CAPITALIZE FOR SPECIFIC AREAS)

What are the four types of sentences we'll be tested to identifyon the TEAS?

1.) Simple

2.) Compound

3.) Complex

4.) Compound-complex

Word parts?

Study prefixes and suffixes meaning through Flashcards.

Types of sentences and ex?

1.) Simple

2.) Compound

3.) Complex

4.) Compound-complex

1.) Simple: INDEPENDENT CLAUSE (IC)

EX: I love apples.

2.) Compound: TWO (IC) W/ COORDINATING CONJUNCTION

EX: I LOVE APPLES, BUT HUY LOVES BANNANAS

3.) Complex: 1 IC + 1 DEPENDENT CLAUSE (DC)

EX: ALTHOUGH ANDY DOESN'T LOVE APPLES, THERE WILL BE MORE FOR ME.

4.) Compound-complex: 1 OR > IC AND 1 DC

EX: ALTHOUGH I'LL BE THE ONLY ONE EATING APPLES(DC), I'LL BE HAPPY TOO EAT THEM(IC), FOR THEY ARE VERY BENEFICIAL TO MY HEALTH.(IC).

Homophones vs. Homographs?

Homophone: sounds the same ( like a phone), but spelled differently.

ex: I ate, or the number eight

Homograph: doesn't sound the same, spelled the same.

ex: The swimmers have a meet tomorrow. vs. I'd really like to meet your parents!