50 Grammar Practice Questions (ATI TEAS Version 7 Style)

50 Grammar Practice Questions (ATI TEAS Version 7 Style) 

1. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A) The group of students are going on a field trip.
B) The group of students is going on a field trip.
C) The group of students were going on a field trip.
D) The group of students have been going on a field trip.

2. Which of the following words is misspelled?
A) Accommodate
B) Occasion
C) Seperate
D) Privilege

3. Which of the following sentences uses the correct pronoun?
A) Me and him went to the store.
B) Him and I went to the store.
C) He and I went to the store.
D) He and me went to the store.

4. Which of the following is a complex sentence?
A) The dog ran and jumped over the fence.
B) The dog ran, and he jumped over the fence.
C) Because the dog was excited, he ran and jumped over the fence.
D) The dog ran and jumped, but he didn't clear the fence.

5. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A) The nurse asked, "Have you taken your medication"?
B) The nurse asked "Have you taken your medication?"
C) The nurse asked, "Have you taken your medication?"
D) The nurse asked, "Have you taken your medication".

6. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
The patient's vital signs were stable, which had a positive affect on the doctor.
A) patient's
B) stable
C) affect
D) positive

7. Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
A) Walking to school, the rain began to fall.
B) Walking to school, I felt the rain begin to fall.
C) I felt the rain begin to fall while walking to school.
D) While I was walking to school, the rain began to fall.

8. Which of the following words is a preposition?
A) Quickly
B) And
C) Beneath
D) Beautiful

9. Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
A) The doctor examined the patient.
B) The patient was examined by the doctor.
C) The nurse recorded the vitals.
D) The surgeon performed the operation.

10. Which of the following sentences uses the correct verb tense?
A) Yesterday, she goes to the pharmacy.
B) Yesterday, she went to the pharmacy.
C) Yesterday, she will go to the pharmacy.
D) Yesterday, she has gone to the pharmacy.

11. Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
A) The patient was in pain, so the nurse administered medication.
B) The patient was in pain the nurse administered medication.
C) Because the patient was in pain, the nurse administered medication.
D) The patient was in pain; therefore, the nurse administered medication.

12. Which of the following words is an adverb?
A) Happy
B) Happiness
C) Happily
D) Happier

13. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A) Neither the doctor nor the nurses was available.
B) Neither the doctor nor the nurses were available.
C) Neither the doctor nor the nurses is available.
D) Neither the doctor nor the nurses has been available.

14. Which sentence uses the colon correctly?
A) The lab results showed: anemia, infection, and dehydration.
B) The lab results showed the following: anemia, infection, and dehydration.
C) The lab results showed: anemia infection and dehydration.
D) The lab results showed the following; anemia, infection, and dehydration.

15. Which of the following is the correct plural form of "diagnosis"?
A) Diagnosises
B) Diagnosi
C) Diagnoses
D) Diagnosis

16. Which of the following sentences uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A) Each of the patients have a chart.
B) Each of the patients has a chart.
C) Each of the patients were given a chart.
D) Each of the patients are going to get a chart.

17. Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?
A) Questionnaire
B) Rhythym
C) Exaggerate
D) Millennium

18. Which of the following sentences is correctly capitalized?
A) The patient was referred to Dr. Smith, a specialist in the Midwest.
B) The patient was referred to dr. Smith, a specialist in the midwest.
C) The Patient was referred to Dr. Smith, a specialist in the Midwest.
D) The patient was referred to Dr. Smith, a Specialist in the Midwest.

19. Which of the following is a compound sentence?
A) Since the medication was effective, the patient felt better.
B) The medication was effective, and the patient felt better.
C) The effective medication made the patient feel better.
D) The patient felt better after taking the effective medication.

20. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
The principle reason for the visit was to check the patient's blood pressure.
A) principle
B) reason
C) visit
D) patient's

21. Which of the following sentences uses an apostrophe correctly?
A) The nurses’ station is located at the end of the hall.
B) The nurse’s station is located at the end of the hall. (implying one nurse)
C) The nurses station is located at the end of the hall.
D) Both A and B are correct.

22. Which of the following is a dependent clause?
A) The patient arrived early.
B) After the patient arrived.
C) The nurse checked the vitals.
D) The doctor wrote the prescription.

23. Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice?
A) The medication was prescribed by the doctor.
B) The chart was updated by the nurse.
C) The surgeon performed the procedure.
D) The results were reviewed by the team.

24. Which of the following words is a conjunction?
A) Through
B) Because
C) Quickly
D) Under

25. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) The patient laid on the bed for the examination.
B) The patient lay on the bed for the examination.
C) The patient had laid on the bed for the examination.
D) The patient was laying on the bed for the examination.

26. Which of the following sentences has a comma splice?
A) The patient was tired, he fell asleep quickly.
B) The patient was tired, and he fell asleep quickly.
C) The patient was tired; he fell asleep quickly.
D) The patient was tired. He fell asleep quickly.

27. Which of the following is the correct comparative form of "bad"?
A) Baddest
B) Worse
C) Worst
D) More bad

28. Which of the following words is misspelled?
A) Conscientious
B) Embarrass
C) Independant
D) Perseverance

29. Which of the following sentences uses the subjunctive mood correctly?
A) If I was the doctor, I would order more tests.
B) If I were the doctor, I would order more tests.
C) If I am the doctor, I would order more tests.
D) If I will be the doctor, I would order more tests.

30. Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A) After the surgery was completed.
B) The patient recovering from surgery.
C) The surgeon, who was highly skilled.
D) The surgery was successful.

31. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly?
A) The patient has three symptoms; fever, cough, and fatigue.
B) The patient has a fever; however, he feels fine.
C) The patient has a fever; and a cough.
D) The patient has a fever; but he feels fine.

32. Which of the following words is a homophone for "ascent"?
A) Assent
B) Accent
C) Ascent (itself)
D) Ascend

33. Which of the following sentences is an example of a sentence fragment?
A) Because the patient was diabetic.
B) The patient was diabetic.
C) The diabetic patient checked her blood sugar.
D) The patient checked her blood sugar because she was diabetic.

34. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
The medication had an adverse effect on the patient, and his condition deteriorated.
A) adverse
B) effect
C) patient's
D) deteriorated

35. Which of the following is the correct plural form of "criterion"?
A) Criterions
B) Criterium
C) Criteria
D) Criterias

36. Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
A) Having finished the exam, the patient was relieved.
B) Having finished the exam, the nurse took the patient's vitals.
C) After finishing the exam, the patient was relieved.
D) The patient was relieved after finishing the exam.

37. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A) Who did you give the chart to?
B) Whom did you give the chart to?
C) To whom did you give the chart?
D) Both B and C are correct.

38. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A) The nurse said, “The doctor will see you now.”
B) The nurse said “The doctor will see you now.”
C) The nurse said, “The doctor will see you now”.
D) The nurse said, “The doctor will see you now;”

39. Which of the following words is a gerund?
A) Running
B) Run
C) Ran
D) To run

40. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A) There are less patients in the waiting room today.
B) There are fewer patients in the waiting room today.
C) There is less patients in the waiting room today.
D) There is fewer patients in the waiting room today.

41. Which of the following sentences uses capitalization correctly?
A) The Director of Nursing approved the policy.
B) The director of Nursing approved the policy.
C) The director of nursing approved the policy.
D) The Director of nursing approved the Policy.

42. Which of the following is the correct comparative form of "far" (when discussing distance)?
A) Farther
B) Further
C) More far
D) Farthest

43. Which of the following words is NOT a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?
A) For
B) Nor
C) So
D) Since

44. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word in the following sentence:
The patient walked quickly to the examination room.
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adjective
D) Adverb

45. Which of the following sentences uses the word "its" correctly?
A) Its a beautiful day for a walk.
B) The dog wagged its tail.
C) The hospital updated it's policy.
D) The machine is broken; it's screen is cracked.

46. Which sentence has the correct parallel structure?
A) The nurse likes to read, write, and running.
B) The nurse likes reading, writing, and to run.
C) The nurse likes to read, to write, and to run.
D) The nurse likes reading, to write, and running.

47. Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
A) Maintanance
B) Maintenance
C) Maintainence
D) Maintinence

48. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A) The committee have reached its decision.
B) The committee has reached its decision.
C) The committee have reached their decision.
D) The committee has reached their decision.

49. Which of the following is a definite article?
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) Some

50. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
The doctor inferred from the test results that the patient's condition was improving, but the patient refused to accept the diagnosis.
A) inferred
B) accept
C) refused
D) diagnosis

Answers

1.      B — Singular subject "group" takes is.

2.      C — Seperate → Separate.

3.      C — Correct subject pronouns.

4.      C — Has an independent and a dependent clause.

5.      C — Correct quotation punctuation.

6.      C — Should be effect, not affect.

7.      A — Modifier incorrectly describes "rain."

8.      C — Beneath is a preposition.

9.      B — Passive voice ("was examined").

10. B — Correct past tense.

11. B — Run-on sentence.

12. C — Happily is an adverb.

13. B — Verb agrees with the nearer subject "nurses."

14. B — Colon correctly introduces a list.

15. C — Correct plural: diagnoses.

16. B — "Each" is singular.

17. B — Correct spelling is Rhythm.

18. A — Proper capitalization.

19. B — Two independent clauses joined by and.

20. A — Should be principal.

21. D — Both forms are correct depending on meaning.

22. B — Cannot stand alone.

23. C — Active voice.

24. B — Because is a conjunction.

25. B — Correct past tense of lie.

26. A — Comma splice.

27. B — Comparative of bad is worse.

28. C — Should be Independent.

29. B — Subjunctive uses were.

30. D — Complete sentence.

31. B — Semicolon correctly joins independent clauses.

32. A — Assent is the homophone.

33. A — Sentence fragment.

34. C — No incorrect word; patient's is correct.

35. C — Correct plural: criteria.

36. B — Dangling modifier.

37. D — Both Whom...to? and To whom... are correct.

38. A — Correct quotation punctuation.

39. A — Running functions as a noun.

40. B — Use fewer with countable nouns.

41. C — Job title is lowercase when used generally.

42. A — Farther refers to physical distance.

43. D — Since is not a FANBOYS conjunction.

44. D — Quickly is an adverb.

45. B — Its shows possession.

46. C — Correct parallel structure.

47. B — Correct spelling: Maintenance.

48. B — Collective noun treated as singular.

49. C — The is the definite article.

50. B — Should be except, not accept.