ATI Teas- Language

Question 1

word part added to beginning of a word

Answer 1

prefix

Question 2

word part added to end of a word

Answer 2

suffix

Question 3

used as a verb; meaning to produce a change in something

Answer 3

affect

Question 4

used as a noun; refers to result of a change; after something is done or happens

Answer 4

effect

Question 5

contains at least two independent clauses that can be combined with a comma, coordinating conjunction, or with a semicolon.

Answer 5

compound sentence

Question 6

a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.

Answer 6

simple sentence

Question 7

group of words that contain a subject and a verb

Answer 7

clause

Question 8

makes sense on its own as a sentence

Answer 8

independent clause

Question 9

doesn’t make sense on its own as a sentence; must be attached to another Indy clause

Answer 9

dependent clause

Question 10

used to separate items in a series when those items contain internal commas

Answer 10

semicolons (;;;;;)

Question 11

nonstandard forms of languages (ex: ain’t, dude, bro)

Answer 11

colloquialism

Question 12

a word made by shortening and combining two words; informal

Answer 12

contraction

Question 13

examples of these words (which, that, who, and whom)

Answer 13

relative pronouns

Question 14

a sentence with 1 independent clause AND 1 or more dependent clauses

Answer 14

complex sentence

Question 15

a sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet)

Answer 15

compound sentence

Question 16

type of sentence that has 1 independent clause and no dependent clause

Answer 16

simple sentence

Question 17

a sentence that contains multiple independent clauses and 1 dependent clause

Answer 17

compound-complex sentence

Question 18

modifies a verb, adjectives or other adverbs

Answer 18

adverb

Question 19

means that a subject and its verb must be both singular or both plural

Answer 19

subject verb agreement

Question 20

used to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction

Answer 20

semicolon (;;;;;;)

Question 21

a noun or noun phrase that precedes the pronoun in the sentence. It informs the reader what or whom the pronoun is referring to.

Answer 21

antecedent

Question 22

a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and identifies or describes the subject

Answer 22

complement

Question 23

tense that denotes a continuous or ongoing action. The verb adds “-ing

Answer 23

progressive

Question 24

words that sound similar, but have different meanings

Answer 24

homophones

Question 25

words that have different pronunciations and meanings, but same spelling

Answer 25

heteronyms

Question 26

words that sound the same and have same spellings, but with different meanings

Answer 26

homonyms

Question 27

words that have opposite meanings

Answer 27

antonyms