Grammar HESI A2 Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
Noun - Correct answer-a word or group of words that names a person, place or
thing, or idea
Common noun - Correct answer-is the general not the particular name of a person,
place or thing
Ex. nurse, hospital, syringe
Proper noun - Correct answer-the official name of a person, place or thing
ex. Fred, Paris, Washington University
Abstract noun - Correct answer-the name of a quality or general idea
ex. persistence, democracy
Collective noun - Correct answer-a noun that represent a group of persons, anmials
or things
ex. family flock, furniture
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, Pronoun - Correct answer-a word that takes the place of a noun
Personal pronoun - Correct answer-indicates the person speaking`
Possessive pronoun - Correct answer-
adverb - Correct answer-a word, phrase or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective
or another adverb
Direct object - Correct answer-person or thing that is directly affected by the action
of the verb
Indirect object - Correct answer-the person or thing that is indirectly affected by
the action of the verb.
- comes between the verb and the direct object
Predicate - Correct answer-the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does
or what is done to the subject
Predicate adjective - Correct answer-follows a linking verb and helps to explain the
subject
- my professors are *wonderful*
Predicate Nominative - Correct answer-noun or proper noun that follows a linking
verb and helps to explain or rename the subject
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and Answers
Noun - Correct answer-a word or group of words that names a person, place or
thing, or idea
Common noun - Correct answer-is the general not the particular name of a person,
place or thing
Ex. nurse, hospital, syringe
Proper noun - Correct answer-the official name of a person, place or thing
ex. Fred, Paris, Washington University
Abstract noun - Correct answer-the name of a quality or general idea
ex. persistence, democracy
Collective noun - Correct answer-a noun that represent a group of persons, anmials
or things
ex. family flock, furniture
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, Pronoun - Correct answer-a word that takes the place of a noun
Personal pronoun - Correct answer-indicates the person speaking`
Possessive pronoun - Correct answer-
adverb - Correct answer-a word, phrase or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective
or another adverb
Direct object - Correct answer-person or thing that is directly affected by the action
of the verb
Indirect object - Correct answer-the person or thing that is indirectly affected by
the action of the verb.
- comes between the verb and the direct object
Predicate - Correct answer-the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does
or what is done to the subject
Predicate adjective - Correct answer-follows a linking verb and helps to explain the
subject
- my professors are *wonderful*
Predicate Nominative - Correct answer-noun or proper noun that follows a linking
verb and helps to explain or rename the subject
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