HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 3 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which phrase is NOT USED CORRECTLY? The client’s hospital stay was prolonged do to a superinfection.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct phrase is 'due to' instead of 'do to.' 'Due to' is used to indicate the cause or reason for something. In this case, the client’s hospital stay was prolonged because of a superinfection, making 'due to' the appropriate choice. The incorrect phrase 'do to' is a common error but does not convey the intended meaning in this context.
Question 2 of 5
He tried to remember the names of all the people who were there that night.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is 'B' because 'that' is used to introduce a defining clause that specifies which people he was trying to remember. In this context, 'that' is more appropriate than 'whom,' 'which,' or 'whose' as it refers to the specific people present that night. 'That' is commonly used to introduce restrictive or defining clauses, helping to identify a specific group or subset within a larger group. In this sentence, 'that night' serves as a defining characteristic, and 'that' connects the relative clause to the main clause effectively. While 'whom' refers to the object of a sentence, 'which' is used for non-restrictive clauses, and 'whose' indicates possession, none of these options are suitable replacements for 'that' in this context.
Question 3 of 5
The client's hospital stay was prolonged due to a superinfection.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The phrase 'due to' is correct in this context, indicating the cause or reason for the client's prolonged hospital stay. 'Due to' is the appropriate choice to convey this cause-effect relationship. In this sentence, 'due to' correctly connects the reason (superinfection) to the outcome (prolonged hospital stay). Therefore, the correct answer is A.
Question 4 of 5
In the following sentence, which is the dependent clause? We played a game while we waited, and then we had dinner
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. In the sentence 'While we waited,' 'While we waited' is the dependent clause as it relies on the rest of the sentence for context and meaning. The other choices, 'We played,' 'Then we had dinner,' and 'A game,' are independent clauses that can stand alone as complete sentences.
Question 5 of 5
Which word in the following sentence is grammatically incorrect? Dr. Jones, whom all the patients like, plays the piano well.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'A: Whom'. In formal English, 'whom' is used as an object pronoun. In the given sentence, 'whom' should be used instead of 'who' as it is referring to the object of the verb 'like'. Therefore, 'whom' is the grammatically correct choice.