Nursing Elites

1. What is the most effective way to rewrite the following sentence: She is saying that some of the students are wearing to school is being distracting and inappropriate?

• A. Some of the outfits students wear to school, she is saying, are distracting and not appropriate.
• B. The outfits are distracting and inappropriate, she says, that students wear to school.
• C. She says that some of the outfits that students wear to school are distracting and inappropriate.
• D. She says that it is distracting and inappropriate that students wear outfits to school.

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The most effective way to rewrite the sentence is, 'She says that some of the outfits that students wear to school are distracting and inappropriate.' This choice corrects the sentence structure by placing the subject ('Some of the outfits') before the verb ('are'), making it clearer and more grammatically correct. Choice A is incorrect as it places the subject after the verb, which disrupts the sentence structure. Choice B is incorrect as it changes the meaning of the sentence by placing the verb before the subject. Choice D is incorrect as it creates a confusing sentence structure by using 'that' redundantly.

2. Which sentence uses comma splices incorrectly?

• A. The baker kneaded the dough, flour dusted her apron, and the oven warmed up.
• B. The mountains, shrouded in mist, seemed to disappear into the clouds.
• C. He arrived late, having forgotten his keys, and the meeting had already started.
• D. The movie, despite its flaws, was surprisingly enjoyable.

Correct answer: C

Rationale: Option (C) incorrectly combines two independent clauses with only a comma, resulting in a comma splice. A comma should not be used to connect independent clauses; instead, a semicolon, conjunction, or period is needed to properly separate the ideas in the sentence. Choices (A), (B), and (D) do not contain comma splices and present their ideas in a grammatically correct manner.

3. Which sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense correctly?

• A. I have been working on this project since morning.
• B. She has finished the book already.
• C. They will be leaving for vacation tomorrow.
• D. He had been living in the city for ten years.

Correct answer: A

Rationale: Option A, 'I have been working on this project since morning,' uses the present perfect continuous tense correctly. This structure implies an action that started in the past (working on the project) and is still ongoing up to the present moment. Choice B is incorrect as it uses the present perfect tense ('has finished'), which indicates a completed action with relevance to the present. Choice C uses the future continuous tense ('will be leaving'), and Choice D uses the past perfect continuous tense ('had been living'). Therefore, only Choice A fits the criteria for the present perfect continuous tense.

4. Which of the following sentences has an error in capitalization?

• A. The East Coast has experienced very unpredictable weather this year.
• B. My uncle owns a home in Florida, where he lives in the winter.
• C. I am taking English Composition II on campus this fall.
• D. There are several nice beaches we can visit on our trip to the Jersey Shore this summer.

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The error in capitalization is in option B. 'Uncle' should not be capitalized because it is not used as a proper noun in this context. It should be written as 'uncle.' In the other options, capitalization is correctly used for proper nouns like 'East Coast,' 'English Composition II,' and 'Jersey Shore,' making them the correct choices.

5. Which of the following words is an exception to a common spelling rule?

• A. achievement
• B. operation
• C. changeable
• D. deplorable

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is 'C: changeable.' This word is an exception to a common spelling rule where it retains the 'e' when adding the suffix '-able.' In contrast, choices A, B, and D follow standard spelling rules without exceptions.

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