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HESI A2 GRAMMAR ACTUAL 2026 EXAM |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY A
GRADED | NEW AND REVISED
This comprehensive HESI A2 Grammar examination is designed to
rigorously assess a candidate’s mastery of English grammar as required
for success in healthcare education programs. The exam mirrors actual
HESI A2 testing patterns and integrates foundational grammar rules with
applied, scenario-based, and professional communication contexts
relevant to healthcare settings. Questions evaluate sentence structure,
parts of speech, verb tense and agreement, punctuation, capitalization,
word usage, modifiers, and common grammatical errors. The assessment
balances recall and higher-order reasoning to ensure candidates can
communicate clearly, accurately, and professionally in academic and
clinical environments.
1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The nurse charted the vitals, and then she had gave medication.
B. The nurse charted the vitals, and then she has gave medication.
C. The nurse charted the vitals and then gave medication.
D. The nurse charted the vitals then she giving medication.
The correct sentence maintains consistent past tense and avoids
unnecessary auxiliaries.
2. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
A. The list of medications are on the counter.
B. The list of medications is on the counter.
C. The list of medications were on the counter.
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D. The list of medications have been on the counter.
The subject “list” is singular, so it requires a singular verb.
3. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation.
A. The patient complained of nausea dizziness, and fatigue.
B. The patient complained of nausea, dizziness and fatigue.
C. The patient complained of nausea, dizziness, and fatigue.
D. The patient complained of nausea dizziness and fatigue.
Items in a series are separated by commas, including the Oxford
comma.
4. Which word best completes the sentence?
The nurse was asked to ______ the physician immediately.
A. advice
B. advise
C. advised
D. advising
“Advise” is the correct verb form meaning to inform or
recommend.
5. Choose the sentence that avoids a run-on error.
A. The patient arrived late she missed her appointment.
B. The patient arrived late, she missed her appointment.
C. The patient arrived late, so she missed her appointment.
D. The patient arrived late she, missed her appointment.
The coordinating conjunction correctly joins two independent
clauses.
6. Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?
A. She works in the emergency department at memorial hospital.
B. She works in the Emergency department at Memorial Hospital.
C. She works in the emergency department at Memorial
Hospital.
D. She works in the Emergency Department at memorial hospital.
Proper nouns are capitalized, while common nouns remain
lowercase.
7. Identify the sentence with correct pronoun use.
A. The nurse explained the procedure to the patient and I.
B. The nurse explained the procedure to the patient and myself.
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C. The nurse explained the procedure to the patient and me.
D. The nurse explained the procedure to the patient and mine.
“Me” is the correct object pronoun.
8. Which sentence is free of misplaced modifiers?
A. Walking down the hall, the chart was reviewed by the nurse.
B. Walking down the hall, the nurse’s chart was reviewed.
C. Walking down the hall, the nurse reviewed the chart.
D. The chart, walking down the hall, was reviewed by the nurse.
The modifier clearly refers to the nurse, not the chart.
9. Choose the correct verb tense.
Yesterday, the patient ______ discharged at noon.
A. is
B. has been
C. was
D. will be
Past tense is required for an action completed yesterday.
10. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The doctor, along with the nurses, were present.
B. The doctor, along with the nurses, was present.
C. The doctor along with the nurses are present.
D. The doctor along with the nurses have present.
The subject “doctor” is singular; intervening phrases do not
change agreement.
11. Which option correctly uses an apostrophe?
A. The nurses station is down the hall.
B. The nurses’ station is down the hall.
C. The nurse’s station is down the hall.
D. The nurse station’s is down the hall.
The station belongs to one nurse (or is treated as singular),
requiring singular possessive.
12. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure.
A. The nurse likes charting, to administer medication, and caring
for patients.
B. The nurse likes charting, administering medication, and to care
for patients.
HESI A2 GRAMMAR ACTUAL 2026 EXAM |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS | ALREADY A
GRADED | NEW AND REVISED
This comprehensive HESI A2 Grammar examination is designed to
rigorously assess a candidate’s mastery of English grammar as required
for success in healthcare education programs. The exam mirrors actual
HESI A2 testing patterns and integrates foundational grammar rules with
applied, scenario-based, and professional communication contexts
relevant to healthcare settings. Questions evaluate sentence structure,
parts of speech, verb tense and agreement, punctuation, capitalization,
word usage, modifiers, and common grammatical errors. The assessment
balances recall and higher-order reasoning to ensure candidates can
communicate clearly, accurately, and professionally in academic and
clinical environments.
1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The nurse charted the vitals, and then she had gave medication.
B. The nurse charted the vitals, and then she has gave medication.
C. The nurse charted the vitals and then gave medication.
D. The nurse charted the vitals then she giving medication.
The correct sentence maintains consistent past tense and avoids
unnecessary auxiliaries.
2. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
A. The list of medications are on the counter.
B. The list of medications is on the counter.
C. The list of medications were on the counter.
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D. The list of medications have been on the counter.
The subject “list” is singular, so it requires a singular verb.
3. Identify the sentence with correct punctuation.
A. The patient complained of nausea dizziness, and fatigue.
B. The patient complained of nausea, dizziness and fatigue.
C. The patient complained of nausea, dizziness, and fatigue.
D. The patient complained of nausea dizziness and fatigue.
Items in a series are separated by commas, including the Oxford
comma.
4. Which word best completes the sentence?
The nurse was asked to ______ the physician immediately.
A. advice
B. advise
C. advised
D. advising
“Advise” is the correct verb form meaning to inform or
recommend.
5. Choose the sentence that avoids a run-on error.
A. The patient arrived late she missed her appointment.
B. The patient arrived late, she missed her appointment.
C. The patient arrived late, so she missed her appointment.
D. The patient arrived late she, missed her appointment.
The coordinating conjunction correctly joins two independent
clauses.
6. Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?
A. She works in the emergency department at memorial hospital.
B. She works in the Emergency department at Memorial Hospital.
C. She works in the emergency department at Memorial
Hospital.
D. She works in the Emergency Department at memorial hospital.
Proper nouns are capitalized, while common nouns remain
lowercase.
7. Identify the sentence with correct pronoun use.
A. The nurse explained the procedure to the patient and I.
B. The nurse explained the procedure to the patient and myself.
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C. The nurse explained the procedure to the patient and me.
D. The nurse explained the procedure to the patient and mine.
“Me” is the correct object pronoun.
8. Which sentence is free of misplaced modifiers?
A. Walking down the hall, the chart was reviewed by the nurse.
B. Walking down the hall, the nurse’s chart was reviewed.
C. Walking down the hall, the nurse reviewed the chart.
D. The chart, walking down the hall, was reviewed by the nurse.
The modifier clearly refers to the nurse, not the chart.
9. Choose the correct verb tense.
Yesterday, the patient ______ discharged at noon.
A. is
B. has been
C. was
D. will be
Past tense is required for an action completed yesterday.
10. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A. The doctor, along with the nurses, were present.
B. The doctor, along with the nurses, was present.
C. The doctor along with the nurses are present.
D. The doctor along with the nurses have present.
The subject “doctor” is singular; intervening phrases do not
change agreement.
11. Which option correctly uses an apostrophe?
A. The nurses station is down the hall.
B. The nurses’ station is down the hall.
C. The nurse’s station is down the hall.
D. The nurse station’s is down the hall.
The station belongs to one nurse (or is treated as singular),
requiring singular possessive.
12. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure.
A. The nurse likes charting, to administer medication, and caring
for patients.
B. The nurse likes charting, administering medication, and to care
for patients.
