English TEAS Practice Test - Nurselytic

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct punctuation in this case is to use a comma (,) to set off the nonrestrictive clause 'whose death shocked America in April of 2016.' This clause provides additional information about the artist Prince without changing the essential meaning of the sentence.
Choice A has a semicolon (;) which is incorrect as it separates two closely related independent clauses.
Choice C uses em dashes (-) which are incorrect as they should be used for emphasis or to set off information.
Choice D uses a colon (:) which is incorrect as it introduces a list or an explanation, not additional information about the artist Prince.
Therefore, the correctly punctuated sentence is: 'The artist Prince, whose death shocked America in April of 2016, was one of the most successful musical artists of the last century.'

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: 'dollars.' 'Bucks' is a slang term for dollars. The use of 'bucks' in this sentence is informal and colloquial compared to the other word choices, making it the slang word in the sentence. 'Cost,' 'steep,' and 'tag' are all standard English words that are not considered slang in this context.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The comma (,) is used to separate the introductory clause 'After a twelve-hour workday' from the main clause 'James was exhausted when he heard the news.' This punctuation correctly indicates the relationship between the two clauses without interrupting the flow of the sentence.
Choice A (.), a period, would create two separate sentences, which is not appropriate in this context.
Choice B (;) is too strong of a pause and semicolons are typically used to connect closely related independent clauses.
Choice D (-) is an em dash, which is used to set off an abrupt break or interruption in the sentence, not to separate an introductory clause from the main clause.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: "intra-". The prefix "intra-" is used to indicate that something is inside or within. For example, "intracellular" means within a cell, and "intrapersonal" means within oneself.
Choice B, "trans-", typically indicates across, beyond, or through, not inside or within.
Choice C, "anti-", is used to indicate against or opposed to.
Choice D, "hyper-", usually denotes excessive or above normal levels, not inside or within.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: In the sentence, 'water that has evaporated remains in the sky,' the word 'remains' is functioning as a verb. It is describing the action of water staying in the sky in cloud form for a certain duration. Verbs are words that express actions, occurrences, or states of being, and in this case, 'remains' is indicating the state of the water being in the sky in cloud form. The other choices are incorrect: 'noun' refers to a person, place, thing, or idea; 'adjective' describes or modifies a noun; and 'adverb' typically modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, but in this sentence, 'remains' is not being modified by an adverb.