HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 5 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence: He was ______ by her kind words.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In this sentence, 'He was affected by her kind words' is the correct phrase. 'Affected' is the past tense of the verb 'affect,' which means to influence or produce an effect on something. When someone is affected by something, it means they have been impacted or influenced by it. Therefore, in this context, 'affected' is the appropriate word choice to convey that her kind words had an impact on him.
Question 2 of 5
Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct: The professor had a huge number of tests to grade.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In this context, the word 'number' is the most appropriate choice to quantify 'tests.' The word 'number' is used to count discrete items like tests, while 'amount' is used for uncountable quantities. 'Aggregate' refers to a total formed by combining separate quantities, and 'stacks' typically implies a physical arrangement rather than a quantity of tests.
Question 3 of 5
Which word in the following sentence is the subject? The nurses went to the conference room.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In a sentence, the subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb. In this sentence, 'nurses' is the subject as they are the ones performing the action of going to the conference room. The other choices, 'conference', 'went to', and 'room' do not act as the subject because they do not perform the action of the verb.
Question 4 of 5
Select the phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. Janet called her _______ run after a squirrel.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct phrase to complete the sentence is 'Janet called her dog, who had run after a squirrel.' In this case, 'who' is used to refer to the dog, which is a living being. The relative pronoun 'who' is appropriate here instead of 'that' because 'who' is commonly used to refer to people or animals with names. This construction maintains correct grammar and coherence in the sentence by providing additional information about the dog's action.
Question 5 of 5
In the following sentence, which word or phrase functions as the subject? The nurses went to the conference room.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The subject in a sentence is the noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb. In this sentence, 'nurses' is the subject because they are the ones performing the action of going to the conference room. The other options, 'conference,' 'went to,' and 'room,' do not function as the subject in this sentence. Remember, the subject is the doer of the action in a sentence, making 'nurses' the correct answer.