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HESI A2 Grammar Practice Questions
2025–2026 – Complete Exam Review
with Detailed Answers
Common Noun - Correct Answer-The general, not the
particular, name of a person, place, or thing
Noun - Correct Answer-word or group of words that names a
person, place, or thing
Proper Noun - Correct Answer-The official name of a person,
place or thing
eg Fred, Paris, Washington
Abstract Noun - Correct Answer-Name of a quality or a
general idea
eg Democracy, persistence
Collective Noun - Correct Answer-A noun that represents a
group of persons, animals, or things
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, 2
eg family, flock, furniture
Pronoun - Correct Answer-A word that takes the place of a
noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as noun.
e.g The STUDENTS wanted THEIR test papers graded and
returned to THEM in a timely manner
Personal Pronoun - Correct Answer-Refers to a specific
person, place, thing, or idea by indicating the person speak
(1st person), the person or people spoken to (2nd person), or
any other person, place, thing, or idea being talked about (3rd
person).
WE were going to ask YOU to give THEM a ride to the office
Possessive Pronoun - Correct Answer-A form of personal
pronoun that shows possession or ownership
That is MY book
Adjective - Correct Answer-A word, phrase, or clause that
modifies a noun (the BIOLOGY book) or a pronoun (He is
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NICE). It answers what kind, which one, how many, how
much,
Verb - Correct Answer-A word or phrase that is used to
express an action or state of being. They express time through
a property called the tense. Present (works), past (worked),
future (will work).
Linking Verb - Correct Answer-Does not show action. Link or
join the subject of the sentence to a noun, pronoun, or
predicate adjective.
e.g. To be: am, is, are, was, were, being, been
OR they relate to 5 senses: look, sound, smell, feel, and taste
OR reflect a state of being: appear, seem, become, grow, turn,
prove, and remain
Adverb - Correct Answer-Word, phrase, or clause that
modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
The nurse wears VERY colorful uniforms
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HESI A2 Grammar Practice Questions
2025–2026 – Complete Exam Review
with Detailed Answers
Common Noun - Correct Answer-The general, not the
particular, name of a person, place, or thing
Noun - Correct Answer-word or group of words that names a
person, place, or thing
Proper Noun - Correct Answer-The official name of a person,
place or thing
eg Fred, Paris, Washington
Abstract Noun - Correct Answer-Name of a quality or a
general idea
eg Democracy, persistence
Collective Noun - Correct Answer-A noun that represents a
group of persons, animals, or things
1
, 2
eg family, flock, furniture
Pronoun - Correct Answer-A word that takes the place of a
noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as noun.
e.g The STUDENTS wanted THEIR test papers graded and
returned to THEM in a timely manner
Personal Pronoun - Correct Answer-Refers to a specific
person, place, thing, or idea by indicating the person speak
(1st person), the person or people spoken to (2nd person), or
any other person, place, thing, or idea being talked about (3rd
person).
WE were going to ask YOU to give THEM a ride to the office
Possessive Pronoun - Correct Answer-A form of personal
pronoun that shows possession or ownership
That is MY book
Adjective - Correct Answer-A word, phrase, or clause that
modifies a noun (the BIOLOGY book) or a pronoun (He is
2
, 3
NICE). It answers what kind, which one, how many, how
much,
Verb - Correct Answer-A word or phrase that is used to
express an action or state of being. They express time through
a property called the tense. Present (works), past (worked),
future (will work).
Linking Verb - Correct Answer-Does not show action. Link or
join the subject of the sentence to a noun, pronoun, or
predicate adjective.
e.g. To be: am, is, are, was, were, being, been
OR they relate to 5 senses: look, sound, smell, feel, and taste
OR reflect a state of being: appear, seem, become, grow, turn,
prove, and remain
Adverb - Correct Answer-Word, phrase, or clause that
modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
The nurse wears VERY colorful uniforms
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