HESI A2 grammar practice questions & Expertly
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which word is used consume
incorrectly in the following
sentence? "After rapidly
consume that enormous
meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic
what punctuation is needed semicolon
in this sentence to make it
correct? "Dr.
Abrams came here from
England he has only been in
Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen
,select the word that makes therefore
this sentence grammatically
correct. "Few students were
able to complete the
assignment in the allotted
time; _______ the professor
gave them an additional
week in which to do the
work." (A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely
what word is best to their
substitute for the
underlined words in the
following sentence? "You
can here THE NURSES'
laughter all the way down
the hallway."
(A) his
(B) hers
(C) them
(D) their
, stealthy
which word is used
incorrectly in the following
sentence? "Moving stealthy,
the sneaky little boy reached
up for the cookie jar on the
topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost
which sentence is the On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals
whowere arrested on the TV
news.
(B) I saw the criminals
onthe TV new who were
arrested.
(C) On the TV news,
thecriminals who were
arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the
criminals who were arrested.
which word is not spelled mayer
correctly in the context of
the sentence? "Our mayer
made a proclamation
declaring that all citizens
must recycle." (A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle
, have
select the word or phrase
that will make the sentence
grammatically correct.
"Jennifer must ______ been
confused by the complicated
directions."
(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be
which of the following is seizure
spelled correctly
(A) seisure (B)
siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure
select the phrase or clause Accompanied by toast
that is misplaced in the
sentence.
"Accompanied by toast, Jake
enjoyed his farmfresh eggs
and sweettasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits
Verified Answers, .
Terms in this set (162)
which word is used consume
incorrectly in the following
sentence? "After rapidly
consume that enormous
meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic
what punctuation is needed semicolon
in this sentence to make it
correct? "Dr.
Abrams came here from
England he has only been in
Delaware for one year."
(A) comma
(B) semicolon
(C) colon
(D) hyphen
,select the word that makes therefore
this sentence grammatically
correct. "Few students were
able to complete the
assignment in the allotted
time; _______ the professor
gave them an additional
week in which to do the
work." (A) despite
(B) in fact
(C) therefore
(D) conversely
what word is best to their
substitute for the
underlined words in the
following sentence? "You
can here THE NURSES'
laughter all the way down
the hallway."
(A) his
(B) hers
(C) them
(D) their
, stealthy
which word is used
incorrectly in the following
sentence? "Moving stealthy,
the sneaky little boy reached
up for the cookie jar on the
topmost shelf."
(A) stealthy
(B) sneaky
(C) up
(D) topmost
which sentence is the On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals
whowere arrested on the TV
news.
(B) I saw the criminals
onthe TV new who were
arrested.
(C) On the TV news,
thecriminals who were
arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the
criminals who were arrested.
which word is not spelled mayer
correctly in the context of
the sentence? "Our mayer
made a proclamation
declaring that all citizens
must recycle." (A) mayer
(B) proclamation
(C) citizens
(D) recycle
, have
select the word or phrase
that will make the sentence
grammatically correct.
"Jennifer must ______ been
confused by the complicated
directions."
(A) of
(B) had
(C) have
(D) be
which of the following is seizure
spelled correctly
(A) seisure (B)
siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure
select the phrase or clause Accompanied by toast
that is misplaced in the
sentence.
"Accompanied by toast, Jake
enjoyed his farmfresh eggs
and sweettasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits
