HESI A2 GRAMMAR ACTUAL EXAM FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
●● Select the phrase that will make the following sentence gramatically
correct? .
C
Answer: Three days from now, the horses ____
a. performing in a show
b.performed in a show
c. will perform in a show
d. have performed in a show.
-The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the
future-tense verb is required.
,●● Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following
sentence?
A
Answer: The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to
another within the district.
a.iterate
b.continually
c.within
d.district
-"Iterate" means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning
"traveling from place to place"
●● Which sentence is gramatically correct?
A
Answer: a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his
arms, I ran to help him.
,b.Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped
by me.
c.Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in
his arms.
d.After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him,
having noticed him.
-Read choices outloud to determine which has a logical orrder of phrases
and clauses.
●● Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
A
Answer: Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view.
a. lay
b. upon
c. us
, d. view
-The past tense form of the transitiveverb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the
paperwork out on the table.
●● Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.
B
Answer: Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart.
a. me
b. she
c. them
d. him
-Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject
pronoun. Only "she" fulfills this requirement.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
●● Select the phrase that will make the following sentence gramatically
correct? .
C
Answer: Three days from now, the horses ____
a. performing in a show
b.performed in a show
c. will perform in a show
d. have performed in a show.
-The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the
future-tense verb is required.
,●● Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following
sentence?
A
Answer: The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to
another within the district.
a.iterate
b.continually
c.within
d.district
-"Iterate" means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning
"traveling from place to place"
●● Which sentence is gramatically correct?
A
Answer: a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his
arms, I ran to help him.
,b.Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped
by me.
c.Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in
his arms.
d.After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him,
having noticed him.
-Read choices outloud to determine which has a logical orrder of phrases
and clauses.
●● Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?
A
Answer: Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view.
a. lay
b. upon
c. us
, d. view
-The past tense form of the transitiveverb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the
paperwork out on the table.
●● Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.
B
Answer: Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart.
a. me
b. she
c. them
d. him
-Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject
pronoun. Only "she" fulfills this requirement.
