ATI TEAS 7 - English & Language Usage Practice Quiz

Which of the following sentences contains a homophone?
A.) Each evening, the young woman walked alone on the canal path.
B.) As water is heated up, it slowly begins to expand.
C.) By Sunday, they were ready to raze the old building, and everyone gathered to
watch.
D.) The previous tenant had been a chemistry teacher.

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Which of the following words is written correctly in its plural form?
A.) Chieves
B.) Prooves
C.) Razores
D.) Halves

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Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
A.) The moonlight glowed white on the roof next door, and the sky was a gentle
summer blue.
B.) The raspberries we just picked from the garden are ripe, and sweet.
C.) She spent all afternoon studying for the biology test; but she neglected to work
on her psychology paper.
D.) The man often drew sketches in his room but he never liked to show his art to anyone.

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Which of the following demonstrates correct punctuation of a quotation?
A.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "if you didn't
want him to run into Blayne."
B.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica. "If you didn't
want him to run into Blayne."
C.) You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica "if you didn't
want him to run into Blayne."
D.) "You should have never invited Shane to that party," said Jessica, "If you didn't want him to run into Blayne."

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Which of the following punctuation marks correctly completes the sentence below?
I need an assistant who can do the following ___input data, edit reports, and maintain the website.
A.) ;
B.) :
C.) ,
D.) .

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