ATI TEAS 7 - ENGLISH & LANGUAGE
USAGE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which aof athe afollowing asentences acontains aa ahomophone? a
A.) aEach aevening, athe ayoung awoman awalked aalone aon athe acanal apath.
B.) aAs awater ais aheated aup, ait aslowly abegins ato aexpand.
C.) aBy aSunday, athey awere aready ato araze athe aold abuilding, aand aeveryone agathered ato
awatch. a
D.) aThe aprevious atenant ahad abeen aa achemistry ateacher. a- aright aanswer✔C.) aBy
aSunday, athey awere aready ato araze athe aold abuilding, aand aeveryone agathered ato awatch.
Which aof athe afollowing awords ais awritten acorrectly ain aits aplural aform?
A.) aChieves
B.) aProoves
C.) aRazores
D.) aHalves a- aright aanswer✔D.) aHalves
Which aof athe afollowing ais aa acorrectly apunctuated acompound asentence? a
A.) aThe amoonlight aglowed awhite aon athe aroof anext adoor, aand athe asky awas aa agentle
asummer ablue. a
B.) aThe araspberries awe ajust apicked afrom athe agarden aare aripe, aand asweet. a
C.) aShe aspent aall aafternoon astudying afor athe abiology atest; abut ashe aneglected ato awork
aon aher apsychology apaper. a
,D.) aThe aman aoften adrew asketches ain ahis aroom abut ahe anever aliked ato ashow ahis aart ato
aanyone. a- aright aanswer✔A.) aThe amoonlight aglowed awhite aon athe aroof anext adoor, aand
athe asky awas aa agentle asummer ablue.
Which aof athe afollowing ademonstrates acorrect apunctuation aof aa aquotation? a
A.) a"You ashould ahave anever ainvited aShane ato athat aparty," asaid aJessica, a"if ayou adidn't
awant ahim ato arun ainto aBlayne."
B.) a"You ashould ahave anever ainvited aShane ato athat aparty," asaid aJessica. a"If ayou adidn't
awant ahim ato arun ainto aBlayne."
C.) aYou ashould ahave anever ainvited aShane ato athat aparty," asaid aJessica a"if ayou adidn't
awant ahim ato arun ainto aBlayne."
D.) a"You ashould ahave anever ainvited aShane ato athat aparty," asaid aJessica, a"If ayou adidn't
awant ahim ato arun ainto aBlayne." a- aright aanswer✔A.) a"You ashould ahave anever ainvited
aShane ato athat aparty," asaid aJessica, a"if ayou adidn't awant ahim ato arun ainto aBlayne."
Which aof athe afollowing apunctuation amarks acorrectly acompletes athe asentence abelow?
I aneed aan aassistant awho acan ado athe afollowing a___input adata, aedit areports, aand
amaintain athe awebsite.
A.) a;
B.) a:
C.) a,
D.) a. a- aright aanswer✔B.) a:
Which aof athe afollowing apunctuation amarks ais aused aincorrectly ain athe asentence abelow?
a
She aput adown aher aglasses, aand aher abook; athe atrain awas astarting ato aenter athe along,
adark atunnel.
A.) aThe asemicolon aafter a"book"
B.) aThe acomma aafter a"long"
C.) aThe acomma aafter a"glasses"
D.) aThe aperiod aat athe aend aof athe asentence a- aright aanswer✔C.) aThe acomma aafter
a"glasses"
,Please adon't atake awhat aI asaid aso apersonally.
Which aof athe afollowing aparts aof aspeech ais a"personally" aas aused ain athe asentence
aabove? a
A.) aArticle
B.) aAdjective
C.) aVerb
D.) aAdverb a- aright aanswer✔D.) aAdverb
He ahad ato afill aout aa ahealth ahistory a____ abefore aseeing athe adoctor.
A.) aquestionnaire
B.) aquestionaire
C.) aquestionnare
D.) aquestionairre a- aright aanswer✔A.) aquestionnaire
Which aof athe afollowing asentences acontains aan aindirect aobject? a
A.) aMelissa awalked ato athe agrocery astore afor amilk.
B.) aDante askimmed athe amagazine awhile awaiting ain athe alobby.
C.) aJorge aassigned athe aclass asome amath aproblems.
D.) aSara awent ato athe amovie awith aAmal. a- aright aanswer✔C.) aJorge aassigned athe aclass
asome amath aproblems.
The aplump aold awhite acat abasked ain athe awarm asunlight. a
Which aof athe afollowing aoptions acorrectly apunctuates athe asentence aabove?
A.) aThe aplump, aold, awhite acat abasked ain athe awarm asunlight
B.) aThe aplump, aold, awhite, acat abasked ain athe awarm asunlight
C.) aThe aplump, aold awhite acat abasked ain athe awarm asunlight. a
, D.) aThe aplump aold awhite acat, abasked ain athe awarm asunlight. a- aright aanswer✔A.) aThe
aplump, aold, awhite acat abasked ain athe awarm asunlight.
Which aof athe afollowing awords ais aspelled acorrectly? a
A.) aMiniscool
B.) aMinature
C.) aMaintainance
D.) aMillennium a- aright aanswer✔D.) aMillennium
Which aof athe afollowing aoptions acontains aa apossessive apronoun?
A.) aIf athe apatient achooses ato aleave, alet athem aknow athe aright ato ado aso ais atheirs. a
B.) aWhen awe asupport apatients ain athese aways, athe ahospital's amission ais aaccomplished.
a
C.) aTake apersonal aitems ato athe afront adesk aonce ayou aare afinished. a
D.) aThis ahospital ahas asome aproblems, ano adoubt. a- aright aanswer✔A.) aIf athe apatient
achooses ato aleave, alet athem aknow athe aright ato ado aso ais atheirs.
Which aof athe afollowing asentences afrom aa aparagraph aabout agingivitis ais athe atopic
asentence? a
A.) aGingivitis acan abe areversed aby adaily abrushing, aflossing, aand aregular adental
acleanings. a
B.) aGingivitis ais aa amild aform aof agum adisease, ain awhich abacteria acauses ainflammation
aof athe agums. a
C.) aWith agingivitis, athe agums abecome ared aand aswollen aand avan ableed aeasily. a
D.) aIf aleft auntreated, agingivitis acan acause aperiodontitis, ain awhich athe agums apull aaway
afrom athe ateeth, aand acan aeventually alead ato ainfection aand abone aloss. a- aright
aanswer✔B.) aGingivitis ais aa amild aform aof agum adisease, ain awhich abacteria acauses
ainflammation aof athe agums.
Which aof athe afollowing asentences afrom aa aparagraph aabout ayoga ais athe atopic
asentence? a
A.) aThe aword a"yoga" awas amentioned ain athe aVedas, aa acollection aof atexts acontaining
asongs, amantras, aand arituals aused aby aVedic apriests. a
