TEAS 7 English & Language Usage
TEAS 7 Conventions of Standard English: review and practice questions
Grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling — the rules of standard written English.
What this topic covers
- Subject-verb and pronoun agreement
- Commas, semicolons, colons and apostrophes
- Fragments, run-ons and modifiers
- Spelling, homophones and capitalization
Practice questions: Conventions of Standard English
4 free questions with explanations. The full bank has 61 Conventions of Standard English questions.
Which word correctly completes the sentence? “Of the three nurses, Lee is the ______ experienced.”
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Answer: D. Use “most” (superlative) when comparing three or more; “more” compares two.
Which sentence uses an adverb correctly?
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Answer: B. Adverbs modify verbs. “Slowly” describes how the patient breathed.
Which sentence uses “fewer” correctly?
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Answer: B. Use “fewer” with countable nouns (patients) and “less” with uncountable nouns (water, patience, time).
Which word is spelled correctly?
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Answer: C. Necessary: one c, two s's.
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