Hesi A2 Grammar Practice Test
Nouns - ANS identify people, Places, things, ideas, or animals.
Common Nouns - ANS Normal nouns Identify people, places, things, ideas, or animals.
Example: The Dog barked at the mailman.
The FLag is in the plaza.
Proper Nouns - ANS refer to specific persons, places or things. Proper Nouns always require
capitalization.
Example:
George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.
Ben Affleck lives in Los Angeles.
Abstract nouns - ANS Are used to identify an idea or quality. Examples: Truth, Danger, Beauty,
intelligence, and adventure.
She always had a passion for adventure.
The judge only wanted to know the truth.
Pronouns: Personal - ANS Replace nouns and nouns phrases in a sentence. The pronoun we
use depends on its role in the sentence. Typically replace nouns identifying people, animals, or
ideas.
Nominative Pronouns - ANS Replace the subject of a sentence. The subject pronouns are I,
you, he, she, it, we, and they.
Mary and I brought the book to school. → We brought the book to school.
Melissa and Ana like to play Monopoly. → They like to play
Objective Pronouns - ANS Replace the object of a sentence. The object pronouns are me, you,
him, her, it, us, and them.
Ex: Rebecca and I saw John on the way to school. → Rebecca and I saw him on the way to
school.
Jack and Kate didn't eat all of the pizza. → Jack and Kate didn't eat all of it.
, Possessive Pronouns - ANS Are used to express possession. In other words, we use
possessive pronouns when we want to show that something belongs to someone or something.
Ex: Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.
That pencil belongs to me. → That pencil is mine.
That book belongs to Cheryl. → That book is hers.
We bought the couch together. → The couch is ours.
Adjectives - ANS Are used to give us more information about nouns and pronouns. They're
describing words like colors, sizes, quantities, numbers, nationalities, etc.
Possessive Adjectives - ANS Express ownership. The possessive adjectives are my, your, his,
her, its, our, and their.
That blue car belongs to me. → That's my blue car.
We bought that couch together. → That's our coach.
John's idea is really great. → His idea is really great.
Nouns as Adjectives - ANS Sometimes, we can use nouns as a way to describe other nouns.
We're going to be late for history class.
History is a noun but in this case, it's acting as an adjective. ( It gives us more information about
the class by answering the questions "which one?" and "what kind?".)
Verbs as Adjectives - ANS When a verb is used as an adjective, It's called a participle and
generally ends in -ed or -ing.
The falling tree scared a lot of people.
Mashed potatoes are one of my favorite foods.
Verbs - ANS represent action, a state or an occurrence.
Ex: Jane runs to school every day.
Sarah always studies at night.
I always listen to you.
Nouns - ANS identify people, Places, things, ideas, or animals.
Common Nouns - ANS Normal nouns Identify people, places, things, ideas, or animals.
Example: The Dog barked at the mailman.
The FLag is in the plaza.
Proper Nouns - ANS refer to specific persons, places or things. Proper Nouns always require
capitalization.
Example:
George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.
Ben Affleck lives in Los Angeles.
Abstract nouns - ANS Are used to identify an idea or quality. Examples: Truth, Danger, Beauty,
intelligence, and adventure.
She always had a passion for adventure.
The judge only wanted to know the truth.
Pronouns: Personal - ANS Replace nouns and nouns phrases in a sentence. The pronoun we
use depends on its role in the sentence. Typically replace nouns identifying people, animals, or
ideas.
Nominative Pronouns - ANS Replace the subject of a sentence. The subject pronouns are I,
you, he, she, it, we, and they.
Mary and I brought the book to school. → We brought the book to school.
Melissa and Ana like to play Monopoly. → They like to play
Objective Pronouns - ANS Replace the object of a sentence. The object pronouns are me, you,
him, her, it, us, and them.
Ex: Rebecca and I saw John on the way to school. → Rebecca and I saw him on the way to
school.
Jack and Kate didn't eat all of the pizza. → Jack and Kate didn't eat all of it.
, Possessive Pronouns - ANS Are used to express possession. In other words, we use
possessive pronouns when we want to show that something belongs to someone or something.
Ex: Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.
That pencil belongs to me. → That pencil is mine.
That book belongs to Cheryl. → That book is hers.
We bought the couch together. → The couch is ours.
Adjectives - ANS Are used to give us more information about nouns and pronouns. They're
describing words like colors, sizes, quantities, numbers, nationalities, etc.
Possessive Adjectives - ANS Express ownership. The possessive adjectives are my, your, his,
her, its, our, and their.
That blue car belongs to me. → That's my blue car.
We bought that couch together. → That's our coach.
John's idea is really great. → His idea is really great.
Nouns as Adjectives - ANS Sometimes, we can use nouns as a way to describe other nouns.
We're going to be late for history class.
History is a noun but in this case, it's acting as an adjective. ( It gives us more information about
the class by answering the questions "which one?" and "what kind?".)
Verbs as Adjectives - ANS When a verb is used as an adjective, It's called a participle and
generally ends in -ed or -ing.
The falling tree scared a lot of people.
Mashed potatoes are one of my favorite foods.
Verbs - ANS represent action, a state or an occurrence.
Ex: Jane runs to school every day.
Sarah always studies at night.
I always listen to you.
