HESI A2/ELSEVIER/GRAMMAR EXAM
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Eight tparts tof tspeech t- tcorrect tanswers t-nouns
pronouns
adjectives
verbs
adverbs
prepositions
conjunctions
interjections
Nine timportant tterms tto tunderstand t- tcorrect tanswers t-clause
direct tobject
indirect tobject
, phrase
predicate
predicate tadjective
predicate tnominative
sentence t
subject
adjective t- tcorrect tanswers t-a tword, tphrase tor tclause tthat tmodifies ta tnoun t(the
tbiology tbook) tor tpronoun t(he tis tnice). tIt tanswers tthe tquestion twhat tkind t(a thard
ttest), twhich tone t(an tenglish ttest) thow tmany t(three ttests) tor thow tmuch t(many
ttests).
verbs, tprouns, tand tnouns tcan tact tas tadjectives. t
adjectives tusually tprecede tthe tnoun tor tnoun tphrase tthat tthey tmodify.
adverb t- tcorrect tanswers t-A tword tthat tmodifies ta tverb, tan tadjective, tor tanother
tadverb.
Examples:
verb; tthe tphysician toperates tquickly t:quickly:
adjective: tthe tnurse twears tvery tcolorful tuniforms t:colorful:
another tadverb: tthe tstudent tscored tquite tbadly ton tthe ttest t:quite:
independent tclause t- tcorrect tanswers t-expresses ta tcomplete tthought tand tcan tstand
talone tas ta tsentence.
the tprofessor tdistributed tthe texaminations tas tsoon tthe tstudents twere tseated.
"the tprofessor tdistributed tthe texaminations" texpresses ta tcomplete tthought tand tcan
tstand talone tas ta tsentence
Independent tclauses tare tused tto twrite tsimple tand tcompound tsentences.
dependent tclause t- tcorrect tanswers t-beings twith ta tsubordinating tconjunction tand
tdoes tnot texpress ta tcomplete tthought tand ttherefore tcannot tstand talone tas ta
tsentence. t
"as tsoon tas tthe tstudents twere tseated" tdoes tnot texpress ta tcompete tthought. tit
tneeds tthe tindependent tclause tto tcomplete tthe tmeaning tand tform tthe tsentence.
Dependent tclauses tare tadded tto tan tindependent tclause. tWhen ta tsentence tbegins
twith ta tdependent tclause, tuse ta tcomma tto tset tit tapart tfrom tthe tindependent tclause.
thowever twhen tthe tdependent tclause tis tat tthe tend tof tthe tsentence tit tshould tnot tbe
tproceeded tby ta tcoma
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Eight tparts tof tspeech t- tcorrect tanswers t-nouns
pronouns
adjectives
verbs
adverbs
prepositions
conjunctions
interjections
Nine timportant tterms tto tunderstand t- tcorrect tanswers t-clause
direct tobject
indirect tobject
, phrase
predicate
predicate tadjective
predicate tnominative
sentence t
subject
adjective t- tcorrect tanswers t-a tword, tphrase tor tclause tthat tmodifies ta tnoun t(the
tbiology tbook) tor tpronoun t(he tis tnice). tIt tanswers tthe tquestion twhat tkind t(a thard
ttest), twhich tone t(an tenglish ttest) thow tmany t(three ttests) tor thow tmuch t(many
ttests).
verbs, tprouns, tand tnouns tcan tact tas tadjectives. t
adjectives tusually tprecede tthe tnoun tor tnoun tphrase tthat tthey tmodify.
adverb t- tcorrect tanswers t-A tword tthat tmodifies ta tverb, tan tadjective, tor tanother
tadverb.
Examples:
verb; tthe tphysician toperates tquickly t:quickly:
adjective: tthe tnurse twears tvery tcolorful tuniforms t:colorful:
another tadverb: tthe tstudent tscored tquite tbadly ton tthe ttest t:quite:
independent tclause t- tcorrect tanswers t-expresses ta tcomplete tthought tand tcan tstand
talone tas ta tsentence.
the tprofessor tdistributed tthe texaminations tas tsoon tthe tstudents twere tseated.
"the tprofessor tdistributed tthe texaminations" texpresses ta tcomplete tthought tand tcan
tstand talone tas ta tsentence
Independent tclauses tare tused tto twrite tsimple tand tcompound tsentences.
dependent tclause t- tcorrect tanswers t-beings twith ta tsubordinating tconjunction tand
tdoes tnot texpress ta tcomplete tthought tand ttherefore tcannot tstand talone tas ta
tsentence. t
"as tsoon tas tthe tstudents twere tseated" tdoes tnot texpress ta tcompete tthought. tit
tneeds tthe tindependent tclause tto tcomplete tthe tmeaning tand tform tthe tsentence.
Dependent tclauses tare tadded tto tan tindependent tclause. tWhen ta tsentence tbegins
twith ta tdependent tclause, tuse ta tcomma tto tset tit tapart tfrom tthe tindependent tclause.
thowever twhen tthe tdependent tclause tis tat tthe tend tof tthe tsentence tit tshould tnot tbe
tproceeded tby ta tcoma
