HESI Admission Assessment Exam Review
2022 - Grammar
Noun
person, places, thing or idea.
Common Noun
a general name for a person, place, or thing
Ex: nurse, hospital, syringe
Proper Noun
official name of a person, place, or thing
Ex: Fred, Paris, Washington University
Abstract Noun
name of a quality or general idea
Ex: persistence, democracy
Collective Noun
represents a group of persons, animals, or things
Ex: family, flock, furniture
Pronoun
a word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun or a group of word
Ex: The 'students' wanted 'their' test papers graded and returned to 'them' in a timely
manner.
Possessive Pronoun
a form of personal pronoun that shows ownership
Ex: That is 'my' book.
That book is 'mine'.
That is 'his' book.
That book is 'his'.
Adjective
a word, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun (the 'biology' book) or pronoun (He is
'nice'.). Answer the question what kind, how many, or how much.
Verb
a word or phrase that is used to express an action or state of being (express through
tense: present, past, or future tense).
Ex: Present - Mary 'work'
Past - Mary 'worked'
Future - Mary 'will work'
Adverb
a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Ex: v.: The physician operates 'quickly'.
adj.: The nurse wears 'very' colorful uniform.
adv.: The student scored 'quite' badly on the test.
Prepositional Phase
a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun
Ex: Sam left the classroom 'at noon'.
The students learned the basics 'of grammar'.
Conjunction
2022 - Grammar
Noun
person, places, thing or idea.
Common Noun
a general name for a person, place, or thing
Ex: nurse, hospital, syringe
Proper Noun
official name of a person, place, or thing
Ex: Fred, Paris, Washington University
Abstract Noun
name of a quality or general idea
Ex: persistence, democracy
Collective Noun
represents a group of persons, animals, or things
Ex: family, flock, furniture
Pronoun
a word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun or a group of word
Ex: The 'students' wanted 'their' test papers graded and returned to 'them' in a timely
manner.
Possessive Pronoun
a form of personal pronoun that shows ownership
Ex: That is 'my' book.
That book is 'mine'.
That is 'his' book.
That book is 'his'.
Adjective
a word, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun (the 'biology' book) or pronoun (He is
'nice'.). Answer the question what kind, how many, or how much.
Verb
a word or phrase that is used to express an action or state of being (express through
tense: present, past, or future tense).
Ex: Present - Mary 'work'
Past - Mary 'worked'
Future - Mary 'will work'
Adverb
a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Ex: v.: The physician operates 'quickly'.
adj.: The nurse wears 'very' colorful uniform.
adv.: The student scored 'quite' badly on the test.
Prepositional Phase
a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun
Ex: Sam left the classroom 'at noon'.
The students learned the basics 'of grammar'.
Conjunction
