HESI A2 2026 Grammar Practice
Questions & Answers
1. What word is best to substitute for the underlined words? "(Francesca, Bill,
and I) enjoy using the hospital pool."
A. they
B. we
C. them
D. us
Answer: B
2. Which sentence is the clearest?
A. At the age of seven, my mother moved me to a new school.
B. When I was seven, my mother moved me to a new school.
C. At the age of seven, I moved my mother to a new school.
D. My mother, at the age of seven, moved me to a new school.
Answer: B
3. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
B. Because she was uncertain of her abilities; Renee asked for help.
C. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help.
D. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
Answer: A
4. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
A. discipline
B. disipline
C. discapline
D. dicipline
Answer: A
5. Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.
A. Dr. Chu told me and her to take a break for lunch.
B. Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch.
C. Dr. Chu told her and I to take a break for lunch.
D. Dr. Chu told she and I to take a break for lunch.
, Answer: B
6. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
A. embarassing
B. embarrasing
C. embarrassing
D. emberassing
Answer: C
7. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. Having finished the meal, the check was called for by Mr. Innes.
B. The check, having finished the meal, was called for by Mr. Innes.
C. Having finished the meal, Mr. Innes called for the check.
D. Mr. Innes called for the check having finished the meal.
Answer: C
8. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. Hector helped me to complete my application.
B. Hector helped myself to complete my application.
C. Hector helped me to complete mine application.
D. Hector helped me to complete myself application.
Answer: A
9. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
A. judgmental
B. judgmentle
C. judgemental
D. judgementle
Answer: A (see note at the end)
10. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
A. Never the less
B. Never-the-less
C. Nver-theless
D. Nevertheless
Answer: D
11. Which sentence is the clearest?
A. Resting in its well-built cage, I admired the lovely parrot.
B. Resting in its well-built cage, the lovely parrot was admired by me.
Questions & Answers
1. What word is best to substitute for the underlined words? "(Francesca, Bill,
and I) enjoy using the hospital pool."
A. they
B. we
C. them
D. us
Answer: B
2. Which sentence is the clearest?
A. At the age of seven, my mother moved me to a new school.
B. When I was seven, my mother moved me to a new school.
C. At the age of seven, I moved my mother to a new school.
D. My mother, at the age of seven, moved me to a new school.
Answer: B
3. Which sentence is written correctly?
A. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
B. Because she was uncertain of her abilities; Renee asked for help.
C. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help.
D. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.
Answer: A
4. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
A. discipline
B. disipline
C. discapline
D. dicipline
Answer: A
5. Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.
A. Dr. Chu told me and her to take a break for lunch.
B. Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch.
C. Dr. Chu told her and I to take a break for lunch.
D. Dr. Chu told she and I to take a break for lunch.
, Answer: B
6. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
A. embarassing
B. embarrasing
C. embarrassing
D. emberassing
Answer: C
7. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. Having finished the meal, the check was called for by Mr. Innes.
B. The check, having finished the meal, was called for by Mr. Innes.
C. Having finished the meal, Mr. Innes called for the check.
D. Mr. Innes called for the check having finished the meal.
Answer: C
8. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. Hector helped me to complete my application.
B. Hector helped myself to complete my application.
C. Hector helped me to complete mine application.
D. Hector helped me to complete myself application.
Answer: A
9. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
A. judgmental
B. judgmentle
C. judgemental
D. judgementle
Answer: A (see note at the end)
10. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
A. Never the less
B. Never-the-less
C. Nver-theless
D. Nevertheless
Answer: D
11. Which sentence is the clearest?
A. Resting in its well-built cage, I admired the lovely parrot.
B. Resting in its well-built cage, the lovely parrot was admired by me.
