HESI A2 Grammar

In the sentence 'The nurse quickly administered the medication,' what part of speech is 'quickly'?

• AAdjective
• BAdverb
• CVerb
• DPreposition

Identify the noun in the sentence: 'She carefully checked the patient's chart.'

• ACarefully
• BChecked
• CChart
• DThe

Which word is a preposition in the sentence: 'The book is on the table'?

• ABook
• BIs
• COn
• DTable

What part of speech is the underlined word? 'The doctor and the nurse worked together.' (underlined: AND)

• APronoun
• BConjunction
• CPreposition
• DInterjection

Identify the pronoun in this sentence: 'She handed the report to her supervisor.'

• AShe
• BReport
• CSupervisor
• DHanded

Which word functions as an adjective in the sentence: 'The tired patient rested in the quiet room'?

• APatient
• BRested
• CTired
• DIn

Identify the interjection in this sentence: 'Wow! That medication worked quickly.'

• AWow
• BThat
• CMedication
• DQuickly

In the sentence 'The children play happily in the yard,' which word is the verb?

• AChildren
• BPlay
• CHappily
• DYard

Which part of speech is the word 'beautiful' in the sentence: 'The garden looks beautiful'?

• ANoun
• BVerb
• CAdjective
• DAdverb

In the sentence 'Running is good exercise,' what part of speech is 'running'?

• AVerb
• BNoun (gerund)
• CAdjective
• DAdverb

Which is the correct part of speech for 'because' in: 'She studied because she wanted to pass'?

• APreposition
• BSubordinating conjunction
• CCoordinating conjunction
• DAdverb

What part of speech is 'fast' in the sentence: 'She runs fast'?

• AAdjective
• BNoun
• CAdverb
• DVerb

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• AThe team are practicing for the game.
• BEach of the nurses have a clipboard.
• CNeither the doctor nor the nurses were available.
• DThe list of patients are on the desk.

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

• AThe number of applicants are increasing.
• BA number of applicants is applying.
• CThe number of applicants is increasing.
• DA number of applicants has applied yesterday.

Select the sentence with proper subject-verb agreement.

• AMathematics are my favorite subject.
• BMathematics is my favorite subject.
• CThe mathematics class are starting now.
• DMathematics were difficult yesterday.

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• AEveryone in the room are tired.
• BEveryone in the room is tired.
• CEverybody were excited.
• DEach of them have a book.

Choose the correct verb: 'The nurse, along with two technicians, ____ on call tonight.'

• Aare
• Bis
• Cwere
• Dhave been

Which sentence shows correct agreement?

• AThere is several reasons to study.
• BThere are several reasons to study.
• CHere is the books you ordered.
• DThere was many people at the meeting.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• AThe committee have made its decision.
• BThe committee has made their decision.
• CThe committee has made its decision.
• DThe committee have made their decisions.

Select the sentence with proper agreement: 'Either the teacher or the students ____ responsible.'

• Ais
• Bare
• Cwas
• Dhas been

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

• AOne of the patients are waiting.
• BOne of the patients is waiting.
• CSome of the cake are gone.
• DAll of the books is on the shelf.

Choose the correct verb form: 'The data ____ inconclusive.'

• Ais
• Bare
• Cwas
• Dhas been

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

• AFive dollars are too much to spend.
• BFive dollars is too much to spend.
• CTwenty miles are a long way.
• DTwo years are a long time.

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• AMy family are going on vacation.
• BMy family is going on vacation.
• CMy pants is in the dryer.
• DScissors is on the desk.

Choose the correct pronoun: 'Between you and ____, the test was difficult.'

• AI
• Bme
• Cmyself
• Dmine

Which sentence uses the correct pronoun?

• AHim and I went to the lecture.
• BHe and me went to the lecture.
• CHe and I went to the lecture.
• DHim and me went to the lecture.

Choose the sentence with correct pronoun usage.

• AThe teacher gave the books to John and I.
• BThe teacher gave the books to John and me.
• CThe teacher gave the books to John and myself.
• DThe teacher gave the books to he and I.

Which sentence demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

• AEvery student must bring their textbook.
• BEvery student must bring his or her textbook.
• CEvery students must bring their textbook.
• DEvery student must bring they textbook.

Identify the sentence with a clear pronoun reference.

• AWhen Sarah met Lisa, she said hello.
• BSarah said hello to Lisa when they met.
• CShe told her that she would call her later.
• DAfter lifting the box, it broke.

Choose the correct pronoun: '____ is going to the conference, John or Susan?'

• AWho
• BWhom
• CWhose
• DWhomever

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: 'To ____ should I address this letter?'

• Awho
• Bwhom
• Cwhose
• Dwhich

Which sentence correctly uses 'myself'?

• AJohn and myself will go to the store.
• BPlease give the report to myself.
• CI cut myself while chopping vegetables.
• DMyself and Mary attended the meeting.

Which sentence uses the correct possessive pronoun?

• AThe dog wagged it's tail.
• BThe dog wagged its tail.
• CThe dog wagged its' tail.
• DThe dog wagged hers tail.

Choose the correctly conjugated verb: 'Yesterday, she ____ the medication to the patient.'

• Agive
• Bgave
• Cgiven
• Dgiving

Which sentence demonstrates consistent verb tense?

• AShe walked into the room and sits on the chair.
• BShe walks into the room and sat on the chair.
• CShe walked into the room and sat on the chair.
• DShe walks into the room and is sitting on the chair.

Choose the correct verb form: 'I have ____ that book three times.'

• Aread
• Breaded
• Cred
• Dreading

Choose the correct form: 'By the time you arrive, I ____ dinner.'

• Awill cook
• Bwill have cooked
• Ccooked
• Dam cooking

Choose the correct verb: 'Please ____ the syringe on the tray.'

• Alie
• Blay
• Claid
• Dlain

Which sentence uses the correct past tense of the verb 'to swim'?

• AShe swimmed across the pool.
• BShe swam across the pool.
• CShe swum across the pool.
• DShe had swam across the pool.

Choose the correct form: 'The nurse ____ the medication when the doctor arrived.'

• Awas giving
• Bgives
• Chad give
• Dwill give

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• AAfter the long shift, the nurses went home.
• BAfter the long shift the nurses went home.
• CAfter, the long shift the nurses went home.
• DAfter the long shift; the nurses went home.

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

• AI have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.
• BI have a big test tomorrow; because I can't go out tonight.
• CI have; a big test tomorrow.
• DI have a big test tomorrow; and I can't go out tonight.

Choose the sentence with the correct apostrophe usage.

• AThe patients chart is missing.
• BThe patient's chart is missing.
• CThe patients' chart is missing.
• DThe patient's' chart is missing.

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

• AI bought: apples, oranges, and bananas.
• BThe shopping list includes: apples, oranges, and bananas.
• CThe shopping list includes the following items: apples, oranges, and bananas.
• DI want, to buy: apples, oranges, and bananas.

Which sentence correctly punctuates quoted material?

• AThe doctor said, "The test results are normal."
• BThe doctor said "The test results are normal".
• CThe doctor said, "the test results are normal."
• DThe doctor said: "The test results are normal".