HESI A2 - Grammar (Questions) exam with correct answers

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which sentence is written correctly? |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




A. - correct answer✔✔a. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
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b. Because she was uncertain of her abilities; Renee asked for help.
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c. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help.
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d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
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- A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her
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abilities) and the independent clause (Renee asked for help)
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Select the phrase that will make the following sentence gramatically correct? .
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C - correct answer✔✔Three days from now, the horses ____
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a. performing in a show
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b.performed in a show |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




c. will perform in a show
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,d. have performed in a show.
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-The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the future-tense verb is
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required.



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 another
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within the district. |||\\\ |||\\\




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 gramatically correct?
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A - correct answer✔✔a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to
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help him. |||\\\

, b.Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped by me.
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c.Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in his arms.
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d.After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him, having noticed him.
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-Read choices outloud to determine which has a logical orrder of phrases and clauses.
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Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
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A - correct answer✔✔Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view.
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a. lay|||\\\




b. upon |||\\\




c. us
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d. view |||\\\




-The past tense form of the transitiveverb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the paperwork out on the
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table.



Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.
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B - correct answer✔✔Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart.
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