ATI TEAS English Practice Test: Grammar and Sentence Structure
- Knowledge of Language
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
These questions practice grammar and sentence structure from the TEAS English and Language Usage section. Tip: to check agreement, cross out phrases between the subject and the verb.
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Question 1
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? "Each of the student nurses _____ a name badge."
Correct answer: C
"Each" is the singular subject, so it takes the singular verb "has." The phrase "of the student nurses" does not change the subject.
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Question 2
Which sentence uses pronouns correctly?
Correct answer: D
A singular antecedent ("every patient") takes the singular "his or her" in formal writing. The other options switch pronoun number or use "its" for a person.
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Question 3
Which is a compound-complex sentence?
Correct answer: A
A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. The first option has "Although the test was hard" plus two independent clauses joined by "and."
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Question 4
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
Correct answer: B
"Since the lab results came back late" is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone. The other options each contain a complete independent clause.
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Question 5
Which option correctly fixes this run-on sentence? "The patient felt dizzy she sat down on the bed."
Correct answer: D
A comma plus a coordinating conjunction ("so") correctly joins the two independent clauses. A comma alone creates a comma splice.
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Question 6
A student is writing an email to ask a professor for an extension. Which sentence is most appropriate?
Correct answer: A
A request to a professor calls for a polite, formal tone and a clear question. The other options are casual or simply announce the delay.
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Question 7
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
Correct answer: B
Placed next to "the nurse," the phrase "covered in mud" seems to describe the nurse, though the toddler is the muddy one. The other sentences place the modifier next to "toddler."
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Question 8
Which sentence uses parallel structure?
Correct answer: C
Items in a list should have the same grammatical form. Here all three are -ing forms: checking, giving, updating.
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Question 9
Which sentence keeps the verb tense consistent?
Correct answer: C
"Yesterday" signals past tense, and both verbs (checked, changed) are in the past tense. The other options mix present or future with past.
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Question 10
Which sentence is written in the active voice?
Correct answer: D
In the active voice, the subject performs the action: the surgeon closed. The other options use a form of "was/were" plus a past participle, which is passive voice.
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