English Pillar
TEAS English & Language Usage is the shortest section — 37 questions in 37 minutes — and the easiest to raise quickly. Focus on conventions (grammar, punctuation), knowledge of language (sentence structure, tone), and vocabulary in context.
Which sentence is correct?
Correct answer: B. Each of the nurses is responsible for her patients.
Why: 'Each' is a singular indefinite pronoun, so the verb must be singular ('is'). The pronoun referring back must also agree in number ('her,' not 'their').
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Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Correct answer: C. After the long shift, the nurse went home to rest.
Why: A single comma follows the introductory prepositional phrase. No comma is needed between the subject ('the nurse') and the verb ('went').
The prefix anti- in the word antibiotic most nearly means:
Correct answer: B. Against
Why: Anti- is a Latin/Greek prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed to.' Antibiotics work against bacteria. Pre- means before, post- means after, co- means with.
Identify the sentence type: 'Although she was tired, the nurse completed her charting.'
Correct answer: C. Complex
Why: The sentence contains one independent clause ('the nurse completed her charting') and one dependent clause ('Although she was tired'). One independent + one or more dependent = complex.
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