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HESI A2 Grammar & English Usage Exam 2026/2027
Edition ||Verified Exam!!!|| Elsevier Evolve & ATI
Testing Standards |Questions with Detailed Rationales
for Nursing Admission
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
"Moving stealthy, the sneaky little boy reached up for the
cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost - Answer-stealthy
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were
seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were
arrested. - Answer-On the TV news, I saw the criminals
who were arrested.
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which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the
sentence? "Our mayer made a proclamation declaring that
all citizens must recycle."
(A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle - Answer-mayer
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence
grammatically correct. "Jennifer must ______ been
confused by the complicated directions."
(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be - Answer-have
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - Answer-seizure
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select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the
sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake enjoyed his farm-
fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits - Answer-Accompanied by toast
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically
correct. "After ______ the course, the nursing students will
take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish - Answer-finishing
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
"After rapidly consume that enormous meal, he felt a bit
dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
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(D) dyspeptic - Answer-consume
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it
correct? "Dr. Abrams came here from England he has only
been in Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen - Answer-semicolon
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically
correct. "Few students were able to complete the
assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor
gave them an additional week in which to do the work."
(A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely - Answer-therefore
what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in
the following sentence? "You can here THE NURSES'
laughter all the way down the hallway."
HESI A2 Grammar & English Usage Exam 2026/2027
Edition ||Verified Exam!!!|| Elsevier Evolve & ATI
Testing Standards |Questions with Detailed Rationales
for Nursing Admission
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
"Moving stealthy, the sneaky little boy reached up for the
cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost - Answer-stealthy
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were
seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were
arrested. - Answer-On the TV news, I saw the criminals
who were arrested.
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which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the
sentence? "Our mayer made a proclamation declaring that
all citizens must recycle."
(A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle - Answer-mayer
select the word or phrase that will make the sentence
grammatically correct. "Jennifer must ______ been
confused by the complicated directions."
(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be - Answer-have
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - Answer-seizure
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select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the
sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake enjoyed his farm-
fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits - Answer-Accompanied by toast
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically
correct. "After ______ the course, the nursing students will
take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish - Answer-finishing
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
"After rapidly consume that enormous meal, he felt a bit
dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
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(D) dyspeptic - Answer-consume
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it
correct? "Dr. Abrams came here from England he has only
been in Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen - Answer-semicolon
select the word that makes this sentence grammatically
correct. "Few students were able to complete the
assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor
gave them an additional week in which to do the work."
(A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely - Answer-therefore
what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in
the following sentence? "You can here THE NURSES'
laughter all the way down the hallway."
