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Which of the following sentences correctly employs standard English spelling

A. The building's height was acceded by its width

B. The building's height was exceeded by its width.

C. The building height was exceeded by its width.

D. The building's height was acceded by it's width

Answer Explanation:

Option B is the correct sentence, which reads "The building's height was exceeded by its width." This sentence employs standard English spelling, where "exceeded" is spelled correctly, and the apostrophe in "it's" is incorrect, as it should be "its" without an apostrophe.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Language

  • Q #1: Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

    A. A working student's best friend is her phone.

    B. Several car's bumpers were crushed after the collision.

    C. Tom's and Anne house is beautiful.

    D. The ponys' saddle is so pretty.

    Answer Explanation

    Option A is correctly punctuated. It uses the possessive form "student's" to indicate that the friend belongs to the working student.

    The possessive apostrophe is placed after "student" and before the "s" to indicate that the friend is singular and not plural.

  • Q #2: Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

    A. The young man exclaimed, “Wow, what fun we had today?!

    B. The young man yelled, “Oh what a wonderful day to go see the seals’.”

    C. The young man said, “It’s a nice day to take a walk in the park.”

    D. The young man asked, “Have you read the “Hobbit”?

    Answer Explanation

    It follows all the rules of punctuation compared to the rest.

  • Q #3: "The pumpkin crop was incredibly small this year because of excessive rain in the spring and the farmer didn't harvest as expected." Which of the following parts of speech describes the word "incredibly" as used in the sentence

    A. Adverb

    B. Preposition

    C. Adjective

    D. Pronoun

    Answer Explanation

    In the sentence, "The pumpkin crop was incredibly small this year because of excessive rain in the spring and he", the word "incredibly" is an adverb. Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. In this case, "incredibly" modifies the adjective "small," indicating the degree or intensity of the smallness of the pumpkin crop.