HESI A2 Grammar & English Usage 2026/2027 Actual
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1. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) I went to the store, and bought milk.
B) I went to the store and bought milk.
C) I went, to the store and bought milk.
D) I went to the store and, bought milk.
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** There is no need for a comma before “and” because it connects a verb
and its object in a simple sentence.
2. Identify the verb in the sentence:
"The dog ran quickly through the park."
A) dog
B) ran
C) quickly
D) park
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** The verb expresses the action in the sentence; “ran” is the action
performed by the subject “dog.”
3. Choose the correct form of the verb:
"She ___ to the doctor every week."
A) go
,B) goes
C) going
D) gone
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** Subject “she” is third-person singular, so the correct present tense form
is “goes.”
4. Which sentence is a fragment?
A) I finished my homework and went to bed.
B) Because I finished my homework.
C) She enjoys reading every evening.
D) They played soccer in the park.
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** “Because I finished my homework” is dependent and cannot stand
alone as a complete thought.
5. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
A) The team are winning the game.
B) The team is winning the game.
C) The team were winning the game.
D) The team be winning the game.
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** “Team” is a collective noun treated as singular here, so the correct verb
is “is.”
6. Identify the adjective in the sentence:
"The beautiful garden attracted many visitors."
A) garden
B) beautiful
C) attracted
D) many
, Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** “Beautiful” describes the noun “garden,” making it an adjective.
7. Choose the correctly spelled word:
A) Recieve
B) Receive
C) Recive
D) Receve
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** The correct spelling follows the “i before e except after c” rule:
“receive.”
8. Choose the sentence that uses the apostrophe correctly:
A) Its a sunny day.
B) The cat licked it’s paw.
C) The cat licked its paw.
D) Its’ raining outside.
Answer: C
Explanation: 👀 ** “Its” is possessive and does not require an apostrophe. “It’s” is a
contraction for “it is.”
9. Identify the pronoun in the sentence:
"She gave him the book."
A) gave
B) book
C) She / him
D) the
Answer: C
Explanation: 👀 ** Pronouns replace nouns; “she” and “him” are pronouns.
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1. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) I went to the store, and bought milk.
B) I went to the store and bought milk.
C) I went, to the store and bought milk.
D) I went to the store and, bought milk.
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** There is no need for a comma before “and” because it connects a verb
and its object in a simple sentence.
2. Identify the verb in the sentence:
"The dog ran quickly through the park."
A) dog
B) ran
C) quickly
D) park
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** The verb expresses the action in the sentence; “ran” is the action
performed by the subject “dog.”
3. Choose the correct form of the verb:
"She ___ to the doctor every week."
A) go
,B) goes
C) going
D) gone
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** Subject “she” is third-person singular, so the correct present tense form
is “goes.”
4. Which sentence is a fragment?
A) I finished my homework and went to bed.
B) Because I finished my homework.
C) She enjoys reading every evening.
D) They played soccer in the park.
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** “Because I finished my homework” is dependent and cannot stand
alone as a complete thought.
5. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
A) The team are winning the game.
B) The team is winning the game.
C) The team were winning the game.
D) The team be winning the game.
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** “Team” is a collective noun treated as singular here, so the correct verb
is “is.”
6. Identify the adjective in the sentence:
"The beautiful garden attracted many visitors."
A) garden
B) beautiful
C) attracted
D) many
, Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** “Beautiful” describes the noun “garden,” making it an adjective.
7. Choose the correctly spelled word:
A) Recieve
B) Receive
C) Recive
D) Receve
Answer: B
Explanation: 👀 ** The correct spelling follows the “i before e except after c” rule:
“receive.”
8. Choose the sentence that uses the apostrophe correctly:
A) Its a sunny day.
B) The cat licked it’s paw.
C) The cat licked its paw.
D) Its’ raining outside.
Answer: C
Explanation: 👀 ** “Its” is possessive and does not require an apostrophe. “It’s” is a
contraction for “it is.”
9. Identify the pronoun in the sentence:
"She gave him the book."
A) gave
B) book
C) She / him
D) the
Answer: C
Explanation: 👀 ** Pronouns replace nouns; “she” and “him” are pronouns.
