The very lively lady was riding a beautiful parade float. Which of the following parts of speech is the word "lively" in the sentence above?
A. Adverb
B. Adjective
C. Conjunction
D. Interjection
An adjective is a descriptive word that modifies (describes) a noun. In this case, lively is used to describe the lady (noun).
Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Language
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Q #1: Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?
A. The dogs in our backyard growls late at night.
B. Computers has made our jobs easier.
C. Those two girls in the first row is best friends.
D. The tennis balls roll into the parking lot.
Answer Explanation
The subject is in plural “tennis balls” and is supported by a plural verb “roll” which makes D the correct use of subject-verb agreement.
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Q #2: According to the prefix "inter-," which of the following phrases defines "interplanetary"?
A. Around a planet
B. Between planets
C. Above a planet
D. Beyond planets
Answer Explanation
Inter in this case means “in between”
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Q #3: In the word "circumnavigation," the Latin prefix "circum" means to move in which of the following directions?
A. Sideways
B. Forward
C. Around
D. Up
Answer Explanation
As the word states, “circum” is around, which is also descriptive of the word circumference, which shows the area around something.
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Q #4: Which of the following options is correctly punctuated?
A. The runaway truck, which had been parked on a steep hill swerved and teetered, before jumping a curb and slamming into a tree.
B. The runaway truck, which had been parked on a steep hill, swerved and teetered before jumping a curb and slamming into a tree.
C. The runaway truck which had been parked on a steep hill swerved, and teetered before jumping a curb and slamming into a tree.
D. The runaway truck which had been parked on a steep hill swerved and teetered before jumping a curb, and slamming into a tree.
Answer Explanation
Having commas that separate the additional information “which had been parked on a steep hill” is the most correct use of the punctuation because it shows that the sentence can do without that piece of information. The additional information is only used to add more details but can still be excluded and that is why it is enclosed in commas.
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Q #5: Which of the following options is the correct spelling of the plural form of "crisis"?
A. Crisis's
B. Crises
C. Crises's
D. Crisises
Answer Explanation
The word crisis has a plural of “es” making B the right answer.
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Q #6: The very lively lady was riding a beautiful parade float. Which of the following parts of speech is the word "lively" in the sentence above?
A. Adverb
B. Adjective
C. Conjunction
D. Interjection
Answer Explanation
An adjective is a descriptive word that modifies (describes) a noun. In this case, lively is used to describe the lady (noun).
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Q #7: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A. The horse rode to our house, the beach, and around the church, before he started to tire.
B. We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful.
C. The ladies's hats were all purple; they looked so pretty.
D. The strong heavyset fighter won his first fight, and he was featured in the newspaper.
Answer Explanation
"We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful." The semicolon (;) is used correctly in this choice.
Choice A has a comma before and which makes it incorrect.
Choice C has an s after the apostrophe in ladies's, hence it is incorrect.Choice D also has a comma before and making it incorrect.
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Q #8: Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rules of capitalization?
A. I plan to enroll in College next year.
B. Even though he moved to New York, he was born in a Western town.
C. The Geography students took a class trip to the Rocky Mountains,
D. The A1 Plumbing Board of Directors gave every employee a raise
Answer Explanation
A capital letter is used for the first word of a sentence and for all proper nouns (words that name a specific person, place, organization, or thing). Capitalization in D is used to indicate the organization and compared to other others that do not follow the requirements for using capital letters, it makes D the correct answer.
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Q #9: Which of the following sentences supports the following thesis statement? Organic gardening can be as simple or complex as you choose to make it.
A. The origins of organic gardening date back to ancient times.
B. Organic gardening ranges from basic composting to a chemical analysis of the soil.
C. The popularity of organic gardening has increased because of the public's concern about food safety.
D. Organic gardening requires the ability to recall scientific names of plants.
Answer Explanation
B shows both the simple and complex sides of organic gardening, which is exactly the correct support for the given thesis.
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Q #10: Singing is my favorite activity. "Singing" functions as which of the following parts of speech in the sentence above?
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Preposition
D. Adverb
Answer Explanation
Signing in this sentence describes a noun as it is a “thing” rather than an action.
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