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# HESI A2 GRAMMAR PRACTICE TEST
## COMPLETE QUESTION BANK (250+
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS & RATIONALES)
### 2026-2027 EDITION | BASED ON ELSEVIER
HESI ADMISSION ASSESSMENT EXAM REVIEW,
6TH EDITION
## SECTION 1: PARTS OF SPEECH & SENTENCE STRUCTURE
### Questions 1-35
**Question 1**
Which word in the following sentence is a noun?
"The bird flew across the blue sky."
A) Across
B) Flew
C) Bird
D) Blue
**Correct Answer: C**
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**Rationale:** A noun is a person, place, or thing. "Bird" is a noun (a living
creature). "Across" is a preposition, "flew" is a verb, and "blue" is an adjective .
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**Question 2**
Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction?
"The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take one."
A) Little
B) But
C) Take
D) The
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** "But" is a conjunction that connects two independent clauses.
"Little" is an adjective, "take" is a verb, and "the" is an article .
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**Question 3**
Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?
"He tried to break the news to me gently after he crashed my car into a tree."
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A) Break
B) Gently
C) Crashed
D) Tree
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** "Gently" is an adverb modifying the verb "break." It describes how
he tried to break the news. Adverbs often end in "-ly" and modify verbs, adjectives,
or other adverbs .
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**Question 4**
Identify the incomplete (fragment) sentence.
A) We sat out the next dance.
B) While the band played.
C) The band played a nice slow song.
D) Everyone enjoyed the dance.
**Correct Answer: B**
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**Rationale:** "While the band played" is a dependent clause that cannot stand
alone as a complete sentence. It leaves the reader asking, "What happened while
the band played?" The other options are complete sentences .
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**Question 5**
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
"The mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep."
A) As soon as the puppies were asleep
B) Left her bed as soon as
C) The puppies were asleep
D) The mother dog left her bed
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** "As soon as the puppies were asleep" is a dependent clause
(adverbial clause) that cannot stand alone. It tells when the mother dog left her bed
but is not a complete sentence by itself .
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**Question 6**
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
# HESI A2 GRAMMAR PRACTICE TEST
## COMPLETE QUESTION BANK (250+
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS & RATIONALES)
### 2026-2027 EDITION | BASED ON ELSEVIER
HESI ADMISSION ASSESSMENT EXAM REVIEW,
6TH EDITION
## SECTION 1: PARTS OF SPEECH & SENTENCE STRUCTURE
### Questions 1-35
**Question 1**
Which word in the following sentence is a noun?
"The bird flew across the blue sky."
A) Across
B) Flew
C) Bird
D) Blue
**Correct Answer: C**
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**Rationale:** A noun is a person, place, or thing. "Bird" is a noun (a living
creature). "Across" is a preposition, "flew" is a verb, and "blue" is an adjective .
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**Question 2**
Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction?
"The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take one."
A) Little
B) But
C) Take
D) The
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** "But" is a conjunction that connects two independent clauses.
"Little" is an adjective, "take" is a verb, and "the" is an article .
---
**Question 3**
Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?
"He tried to break the news to me gently after he crashed my car into a tree."
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A) Break
B) Gently
C) Crashed
D) Tree
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** "Gently" is an adverb modifying the verb "break." It describes how
he tried to break the news. Adverbs often end in "-ly" and modify verbs, adjectives,
or other adverbs .
---
**Question 4**
Identify the incomplete (fragment) sentence.
A) We sat out the next dance.
B) While the band played.
C) The band played a nice slow song.
D) Everyone enjoyed the dance.
**Correct Answer: B**
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**Rationale:** "While the band played" is a dependent clause that cannot stand
alone as a complete sentence. It leaves the reader asking, "What happened while
the band played?" The other options are complete sentences .
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**Question 5**
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
"The mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep."
A) As soon as the puppies were asleep
B) Left her bed as soon as
C) The puppies were asleep
D) The mother dog left her bed
**Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** "As soon as the puppies were asleep" is a dependent clause
(adverbial clause) that cannot stand alone. It tells when the mother dog left her bed
but is not a complete sentence by itself .
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**Question 6**
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
