HESI A2: GRAMMAR QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECTLY
SOLVED ANSWERS.
which sentence is written correctly? t t t t
A. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
help.
b. Because she was uncertain of her abilities; Renee asked for help.
t t t t t t t t t t t
c. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help.
t t t t t t t t t t t
d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
t t t t t t t t t t t
- A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
abilities) and the independent clause (Renee asked for help)
t t t t t t t t
Select the phrase that will make the following sentence grammatically correct? .
t t t t t t t t t t t
C -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Three days from now, the horses ____
t t t t t t t t t t t
a. performing in a show
t t t t
b. performed in a show
t t t t
c. will perform in a show
t t t t t
d. have performed in a show.
t t t t t
-The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the future-tense verb
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
is required.
t t
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence?
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,A -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to
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another within the district. t t t
a. iterate
b. continually
c. within
d. district
-"Iterate" means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning "traveling from place to
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place"
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
t t t t
A -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his arms, I
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
ran to help him.
t t t t
b. Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped by me.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
c. Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in his arms.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
d. After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him, having noticed him.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
-Read choices out loud to determine which has a logical order of phrases and clauses.
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Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
t t t t t t t t
A -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. lay
t
b. upon
t
c. us
t
, d. view t
-The past tense form of the transitive verb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the paperwork out on
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
the table. t
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.
t t t t t t t t t t
B -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. me t
b. she t
c. them t
d. him t
-Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject pronoun. Only "she"
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
fulfills this requirement. t t
What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence?
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
C -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The nurse told Silvio's family that visiting hours were over, but
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
(Silvio's family) could come back early tomorrow morning.
t t t t t t t
a. them t
b. us t
c. they t
t
d. those t
-The pronoun must be a plural, third person, subject pronoun. When in doubt, test the
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
choices in place of the underlined phrase.
t t t t t t
SOLVED ANSWERS.
which sentence is written correctly? t t t t
A. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
help.
b. Because she was uncertain of her abilities; Renee asked for help.
t t t t t t t t t t t
c. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help.
t t t t t t t t t t t
d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
t t t t t t t t t t t
- A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
abilities) and the independent clause (Renee asked for help)
t t t t t t t t
Select the phrase that will make the following sentence grammatically correct? .
t t t t t t t t t t t
C -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Three days from now, the horses ____
t t t t t t t t t t t
a. performing in a show
t t t t
b. performed in a show
t t t t
c. will perform in a show
t t t t t
d. have performed in a show.
t t t t t
-The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the future-tense verb
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
is required.
t t
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence?
t t t t t t t t t t t t
,A -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
another within the district. t t t
a. iterate
b. continually
c. within
d. district
-"Iterate" means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning "traveling from place to
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
place"
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
t t t t
A -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his arms, I
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
ran to help him.
t t t t
b. Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped by me.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
c. Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in his arms.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
d. After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him, having noticed him.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
-Read choices out loud to determine which has a logical order of phrases and clauses.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
t t t t t t t t
A -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. lay
t
b. upon
t
c. us
t
, d. view t
-The past tense form of the transitive verb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the paperwork out on
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
the table. t
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.
t t t t t t t t t t
B -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart.
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. me t
b. she t
c. them t
d. him t
-Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject pronoun. Only "she"
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
fulfills this requirement. t t
What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence?
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
C -- Correct Answer ✔✔ The nurse told Silvio's family that visiting hours were over, but
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
(Silvio's family) could come back early tomorrow morning.
t t t t t t t
a. them t
b. us t
c. they t
t
d. those t
-The pronoun must be a plural, third person, subject pronoun. When in doubt, test the
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
choices in place of the underlined phrase.
t t t t t t