TEAS English: Grammar and Sentence Structure 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence is a run-on?
- The test was hard, but I passed.
- I studied all night I still failed. (Correct answer)
- Because I studied, I passed.
- After the exam, we celebrated.
Correct answer: I studied all night I still failed.
Two independent clauses are joined with no punctuation or conjunction.
Question 2: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
- Yes I will attend the meeting.
- Yes, I will attend the meeting. (Correct answer)
- Yes; I will attend the meeting.
- Yes: I will attend the meeting.
Correct answer: Yes, I will attend the meeting.
A comma sets off the introductory word 'Yes.'
Question 3: Which word is a preposition in: 'The book is on the table'?
- Book
- Is
- On (Correct answer)
- Table
Correct answer: On
'On' shows the relationship between the book and the table.
Question 4: Identify the sentence with a dangling modifier.
- Walking to school, I saw a dog.
- Walking to school, the dog barked at me. (Correct answer)
- I saw a dog while walking to school.
- While I walked, a dog barked.
Correct answer: Walking to school, the dog barked at me.
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?
- I have finished my report. (Correct answer)
- I finish my report.
- I will finish my report.
- I finishing my report.
Correct answer: I have finished my report.
Present perfect 'have finished' links a past action to the present.
Question 6: Choose the sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.
- Every nurse must bring their badge.
- Every nurse must bring his or her badge. (Correct answer)
- Each student lost their books.
- Somebody left their coat.
Correct answer: Every nurse must bring his or her badge.
Singular antecedent 'every nurse' takes the singular 'his or her.'
Question 7: Which is the correct plural of 'analysis'?
- Analysises
- Analyses (Correct answer)
- Analysis's
- Analysi
Correct answer: Analyses
'Analysis' becomes 'analyses' in the plural.
TEAS English: Grammar and Sentence Structure 3
Which sentence is a run-on?