HESI Admission Assessment Exam Review 2022 - Grammar

HESI Admission Assessment Exam Review 2022 - Grammar Noun person, places, thing or idea. Common Noun a general name for a person, place, or thing Ex: nurse, hospital, syringe Proper Noun official name of a person, place, or thing Ex: Fred, Paris, Washington University Abstract Noun name of a quality or general idea Ex: persistence, democracy Collective Noun represents a group of persons, animals, or things Ex: family, flock, furniture Pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun or a group of word Ex: The 'students' wanted 'their' test papers graded and returned to 'them' in a timely manner. Possessive Pronoun a form of personal pronoun that shows ownership Ex: That is 'my' book. That book is 'mine'. That is 'his' book. That book is 'his'. Adjective a word, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun (the 'biology' book) or pronoun (He is 'nice'.). Answer the question what kind, how many, or how much. Verb a word or phrase that is used to express an action or state of being (express through tense: present, past, or future tense). Ex: Present - Mary 'work' Past - Mary 'worked' Future - Mary 'will work' Adverb a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb Ex: v.: The physician operates 'quickly'. adj.: The nurse wears 'very' colorful uniform. adv.: The student scored 'quite' badly on the test. Prepositional Phase a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun Ex: Sam left the classroom 'at noon'. The students learned the basics 'of grammar'. Conjunction