TEAS English: Grammar and Sentence Structure 3

Question 1

Which sentence is a run-on?

Accepted Answer

I studied all night I still failed.

Answer

Two independent clauses are joined with no punctuation or conjunction.

Question 2

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Accepted Answer

Yes, I will attend the meeting.

Answer

A comma sets off the introductory word 'Yes.'

Question 3

Which word is a preposition in: 'The book is on the table'?

Accepted Answer

On

Answer

'On' shows the relationship between the book and the table.

Question 4

Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier.

Accepted Answer

Walking to school, the dog barked at me.

Answer

The modifier implies the dog was walking to school, which is illogical.

Question 5

Which sentence uses the correct verb tense for a completed past action affecting now?

Accepted Answer

I have finished my report.

Answer

Present perfect 'have finished' links a past action to the present.

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