HESI A2 GRAMMAR STUDY
GUIDE
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Table of Contents
List of the Eight Parts of Speech ............................................................................. 3
Noun .............................................................................................................3
Pronoun ....................................................................................................... 4
Verbs ........................................................................................................... 4
Adverbs ........................................................................................................ 4
Adjectives .................................................................................................... 6
Conjunctions ................................................................................................ 7
Prepositions ................................................................................................. 8
Interjections ................................................................................................. 9
Subject Verb Agreement ........................................................................................ 9
Common Grammatical Mistakes ...........................................................................10
Sentence Fragments ............................................................................................ 16
“Test Your Knowledge” Answer Key ..................................................................... 28
HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test ........................................................................... 20
HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test Answer Key ........................................................ 33
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Eight Parts of Speech
The eight parts of speech are:
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Interjections
A NOUN is a word or phrase that describes a person, place, or thing. For example, the White House, Annie,
book, and tree are all nouns. There are four types of nouns: common noun, proper noun, abstractnoun,
and collective noun.
Common nouns are used to describe things in general.
For example, lamp, tree, and chair are all common nouns.
Proper nouns are often capitalized and describe specific things, people, or places.
For example, the Boston Red Sox and the White House are both proper nouns.
Abstract nouns describe things that one cannot observe using the five senses.
For example, love, honesty, and fear are abstract nouns.
Collective nouns describe a group of things or people.
For example, the faculty, the herd, and the flock are all collective nouns.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! (Answers on Page 18)
Identify the bolded word as a common, proper, abstract, or collective noun.
1. How will we get the cat down from the tree?
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2. If you can’t be honest with me, I can’t trust you.
3. The jogging group meets every day at 7 A.M.
4. I’d love to join you for dinner at The Riverside Grille tomorrow.
5. Do you think the band will add more dates since the show is already sold out?
A PRONOUN is a word that is used in place of a noun. For example, he, she, that, we, and I are all
pronouns.
Do you see that lady across the street?
I want to be in his class.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! (Answers on Page 18)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun.
6. I think lady over there used to be my first grade teacher.
7. Sometimes I borrow my sister’s makeup without asking .
8. doesn’t like spinach, but he eats it because it’s healthy.
9. are all planning to go the movies after school today.
10. want to buy a cookie at lunch, but I forgot to bring extra money today.
A VERB is a word or phrase that describes an action. For example, jumping, crying, and drawing are all
verbs.
She sang in front of the entire school.
We were jumping on the trampoline when she fell.
An ADVERB is a word or phrase that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs do
not modify nouns. Many adverbs end with –ly; however, there are adverbs that do not. For example,
most, least, never, very, there, and now are all adverbs that do not end with –ly. Examples of adverbs:
quickly, randomly, regularly, usually, simply, happily
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GUIDE
gtoledo
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, HESI A2 – Grammar Study Guide
Table of Contents
List of the Eight Parts of Speech ............................................................................. 3
Noun .............................................................................................................3
Pronoun ....................................................................................................... 4
Verbs ........................................................................................................... 4
Adverbs ........................................................................................................ 4
Adjectives .................................................................................................... 6
Conjunctions ................................................................................................ 7
Prepositions ................................................................................................. 8
Interjections ................................................................................................. 9
Subject Verb Agreement ........................................................................................ 9
Common Grammatical Mistakes ...........................................................................10
Sentence Fragments ............................................................................................ 16
“Test Your Knowledge” Answer Key ..................................................................... 28
HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test ........................................................................... 20
HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test Answer Key ........................................................ 33
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, HESI A2 – Grammar Study Guide
Eight Parts of Speech
The eight parts of speech are:
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Interjections
A NOUN is a word or phrase that describes a person, place, or thing. For example, the White House, Annie,
book, and tree are all nouns. There are four types of nouns: common noun, proper noun, abstractnoun,
and collective noun.
Common nouns are used to describe things in general.
For example, lamp, tree, and chair are all common nouns.
Proper nouns are often capitalized and describe specific things, people, or places.
For example, the Boston Red Sox and the White House are both proper nouns.
Abstract nouns describe things that one cannot observe using the five senses.
For example, love, honesty, and fear are abstract nouns.
Collective nouns describe a group of things or people.
For example, the faculty, the herd, and the flock are all collective nouns.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! (Answers on Page 18)
Identify the bolded word as a common, proper, abstract, or collective noun.
1. How will we get the cat down from the tree?
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2. If you can’t be honest with me, I can’t trust you.
3. The jogging group meets every day at 7 A.M.
4. I’d love to join you for dinner at The Riverside Grille tomorrow.
5. Do you think the band will add more dates since the show is already sold out?
A PRONOUN is a word that is used in place of a noun. For example, he, she, that, we, and I are all
pronouns.
Do you see that lady across the street?
I want to be in his class.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE! (Answers on Page 18)
Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun.
6. I think lady over there used to be my first grade teacher.
7. Sometimes I borrow my sister’s makeup without asking .
8. doesn’t like spinach, but he eats it because it’s healthy.
9. are all planning to go the movies after school today.
10. want to buy a cookie at lunch, but I forgot to bring extra money today.
A VERB is a word or phrase that describes an action. For example, jumping, crying, and drawing are all
verbs.
She sang in front of the entire school.
We were jumping on the trampoline when she fell.
An ADVERB is a word or phrase that is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs do
not modify nouns. Many adverbs end with –ly; however, there are adverbs that do not. For example,
most, least, never, very, there, and now are all adverbs that do not end with –ly. Examples of adverbs:
quickly, randomly, regularly, usually, simply, happily
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