HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 5 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence. The student thought the second test was __________ than the first test.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In the sentence, a comparative form is required to compare the difficulty level of the second test with the first test. 'Harder' is the correct comparative form of 'hard' to use in this context. 'More hard' (choice B) is incorrect as 'hard' is an irregular adjective that forms its comparative with 'harder.' Choices C and D, 'hardest' and 'most hardest,' are in the superlative form which is not suitable for this comparison.
Question 2 of 5
Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Will you teaches me how to do origami?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The word "teaches" in the sentence is used incorrectly. The correct verb form should be "teach" to agree with the subject "you." The corrected sentence should read: "Will you teach me how to do origami?" The verb "teach" is the appropriate form to indicate that someone is imparting knowledge or skills.
Question 3 of 5
Select the best word or words for the blank in the following sentence. The nurses, except for Henry, ________.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The subject 'nurses' is plural, so the correct verb to use should also be plural. In this case, 'are waiting' matches the plural subject 'nurses.' 'Waits,' 'is waiting,' and 'was waiting' are all singular forms and do not agree with the subject, making them incorrect choices. When a sentence includes a group like 'the nurses,' the verb should match the plurality of the main subject. In this case, because 'nurses' is plural, the correct answer is 'are waiting.' The phrase 'except for Henry' does not change the plurality of the subject, so the verb still needs to be plural.
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.