HESI A2 grammar practice questions
with verified solutions
Qs
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume
that enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic - n
Ans✔
consume
Qs
what punctuation is needed 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 - n
Ans✔
semicolon
Qs
select the word that makes 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 - n
Ans✔
therefore
Qs
what word is best to 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 - n
Ans✔
their
Qs
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 - n
Ans✔
stealthy
Qs
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested. - n
,Ans✔
On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
Qs
which word is not spelled 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 - n
Ans✔
mayer
Qs
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 - n
Ans✔
have
Qs
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - n
Ans✔
, seizure
Qs
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by
toast, Jake enjoyed his farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits - n
Ans✔
Accompanied by toast
Qs
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the
course, the nursing students will take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish - n
Ans✔
finishing
Qs
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be
afraid to ask questions," she assured us politely.
(A) period
(B) quotation marks
(C) comma
(D) apostrophe - n
Ans✔
apostrophe
with verified solutions
Qs
which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume
that enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic."
(A) rapidly
(B) consume
(C) felt
(D) dyspeptic - n
Ans✔
consume
Qs
what punctuation is needed 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 - n
Ans✔
semicolon
Qs
select the word that makes 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 - n
Ans✔
therefore
Qs
what word is best to 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 - n
Ans✔
their
Qs
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 - n
Ans✔
stealthy
Qs
which sentence is the clearest?
(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested. - n
,Ans✔
On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
Qs
which word is not spelled 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 - n
Ans✔
mayer
Qs
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 - n
Ans✔
have
Qs
which of the following is spelled correctly
(A) seisure
(B) siezure
(C) seizher
(D) seizure - n
Ans✔
, seizure
Qs
select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by
toast, Jake enjoyed his farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
(A) Accompanied by toast
(B) Jake enjoyed
(C) farm-fresh eggs
(D) sweet-tasting grits - n
Ans✔
Accompanied by toast
Qs
select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the
course, the nursing students will take a short practicum."
(A) finished
(B) finishing
(C) having finish
(D) will finish - n
Ans✔
finishing
Qs
what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be
afraid to ask questions," she assured us politely.
(A) period
(B) quotation marks
(C) comma
(D) apostrophe - n
Ans✔
apostrophe
