HESI A2 GRAMMAR QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

HESI A2 GRAMMAR QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.


1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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A) who's coming to the party?
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B) whose to blame for the economy?
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C) who's hat is this?
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D) whose going to vote? -- correct answer ✔✔ who’s coming to the party
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2. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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A) i went two the store.
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B) i want ice cream, too.
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C) the nurse gave him too shorts.
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D) i want to know your name. -- correct answer ✔✔ i want ice cream, too
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3. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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A) he did well on his diet.
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B) he done well on his diet.
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C) he did good on his diet
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D) he done good on his diet -- correct answer ✔✔ he did well on his diet
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4. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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A) several lost his or her keys on the train.
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B) does everyone have their train tickets ready?
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C) is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes?
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D) somebody left his or her jacket on the train. -- correct answer ✔✔ somebody left this
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or her jacket on the train
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5. Which sentence should replace the following incorrect sentence? "this door to remain
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unlocked when occupied." t t




A) this door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied.
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B) this door to remain unclosed while open.
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C) this sentence is correct as written.
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,D) this office must have the door unlocked at all times. -- correct answer ✔✔ the door will
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remain unlocked when the office is occupied
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6. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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A) sarah plays her new saxophone well.
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B) the dog catches the freebee good.
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C) the band did good during the half time show.
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D) the band that played before ours was well. -- correct answer ✔✔ sarah plays her new
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7. Which use of apostrophe is correct in the sentence? Because of staff change's, the list of
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birthday's was distributed to all worker's in the business' three offices.
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A) change's t




B) worker's
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C) business't




D) birthday's -- correct answer ✔✔ business'
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8. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
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A) the patient told the nurse, "put the flowers on that table over their."
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B) the students looked at their test scores.
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C) their comes a time when one choose between right and wrong.
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D) their waiting for you. -- correct answer ✔✔ the students looked at their test scores
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9. Arrange alphabetically: verbal, volume, void, vital.
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A) vital, verbal, void, volume
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B) verbal, vital, void, volume
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C) verbal, volume, void, vital
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D) vital, verbal, volume, void -- correct answer ✔✔ verbal, vital, void, volume
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10. Identify the incomplete sentence.
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A) while they were sleeping.
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B) everything worked out all right.
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C) he wept. t t




D) babies are sure cute and cuddly. -- correct answer ✔✔ while they were sleeping
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11. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ____________ on him when he called.
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, Yelled b) screamed c) speakd) hung up -- correct answer ✔✔ hung up
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12. The ______ quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house. -- correct
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answer ✔✔ girl t t




1. It was a beautiful performance. We all watched her from a balcony in the theater as she
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danced gracefully across the ________ stage. t t t t t




A) massive b) stunningly c) lonely d) misery -- correct answer ✔✔ massive
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14. A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours _________ administration.
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A) in b) of c) has d) on -- correct answer ✔✔ of
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15. John f. Kennedy was a senator before he _______ president in 1960.
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A) elected b) was electing c) was elected d) had elected -- correct answer ✔✔ was elected
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16. Identify the dependent clause in this sentence: the mother dog left her bed as soon as
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the puppies were asleep.
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A) as soon as the puppies were asleep
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B) left her bed as soon as
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C) the puppies were asleep
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D) the mother dog left her bed -- correct answer ✔✔ as soon as the puppies were alseep
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Select the sentence in which snake is used as a verb.
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A) the cobra is venomous snake.
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B) the plumber used his snake to open up the clogged pipe
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C) you are being a snake when you steal from me.
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D) the spy had to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the train. -- correct answer ✔✔
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the spy has to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the train
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18. In which sentence is the form fast used as an adverb?
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A) the clock on the wall is ten minutes fast.
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B) the cars on the overpass moved fast
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C) the fast cars drove over the bridge.
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The batter could not hit the fast pitch -- correct answer ✔✔ the cars on the overpass
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moved fast t