TEAS English Practice Test #2 3

Question 1

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

Accepted Answer

The dog wagged its tail happily.

Answer

"Its" (possessive) has no apostrophe. "It's" is a contraction of "it is." Since the tail belongs to the dog, the possessive "its" is correct here.

Question 2

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

Accepted Answer

She almost drove her children to school every day.

Answer

"Almost" is misplaced. The intended meaning is that she drove her children to school nearly every day, not that she almost (but didn't quite) drive them. Correct: "She drove her children to school almost every day."

Question 3

What is the correct plural form of "criterion"?

Accepted Answer

Criteria

Answer

"Criteria" is the correct plural of "criterion," which comes from Greek. "Criterions" exists but is less preferred. "Criterias" is always incorrect.

Question 4

Which word is an antonym of "verbose"?

Accepted Answer

Concise

Answer

"Verbose" means using more words than needed. Its antonym is "concise," meaning brief and to the point. "Loquacious" and "wordy" are synonyms of verbose.

Question 5

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence containing a direct quotation.

Accepted Answer

The doctor said, "Take two tablets daily."

Answer

A comma follows the attribution before a direct quote. The quote begins with a capital letter, and the period goes inside the closing quotation mark in American English.

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TEAS English Practice Test #2 3