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TEAS 7 Language TEAS Language Exam 3 Which of the following sentences is punc...

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.
Note: And is a joining word and hence should not have commas before or after it.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Language

  • Q #1: Which of the following is the plural spelling of the word "loaf"?

    A. Loafs

    B. Loafes

    C. Loaves

    D. Loaf's

    Answer Explanation

    The plural of words ending with “f” are usually replaced with “ves” at the end, making the C the correct answer.

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

    A. "Don't stay out too late," My mother said.

    B. "I have to leave!" she said.

    C. "Were you late to the show," he asked?

    D. "It's time to go home." I told him.

    Answer Explanation

    "Don't stay out too late," My mother said - is incorrect. The "m" should be lowercase, not capitalized. 

    "I have to leave!" she said - is correct. This sentence is correctly punctuated. The exclamation mark is placed inside the quotation marks to indicate that she is speaking with excitement.

    "Were you late to the show," he asked - is incorrect. The question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks when it is part of the quoted speech. The correct punctuation would be: "Were you late to the show?" he asked.

    "It's time to go home." I told him - is incorrect. A comma should be placed inside the quotation marks instead of the period.

  • Q #3: Which of the following sentences is the least formal in style?

    A. I gained significant experience with computers while attending college.

    B. I gained a lot of experience with computers while I was a student in college.

    C. I have a lot of experience with computers from my college days.

    D. I've got a ton of experience with computers from school.

    Answer Explanation

    D does not use complete words to explain and also uses the word “ton” which is informal in nature as compared to other sentences.

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