HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 1 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
What sentence should replace the following incorrect sentence? 'This door to remain unlocked when occupied.'
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The original sentence 'This door to remain unlocked when occupied.' is the correct way to indicate that the door should be unlocked when occupied. The sentence is written in a passive voice to convey the instruction clearly and concisely, making it the correct choice without the need for any replacement.
Question 2 of 5
Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: 'The client's hospital stay was prolonged, ____ a superinfection.'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Choice C is correct: 'due to' is the appropriate phrase to indicate the reason for the prolonged hospital stay, making the sentence grammatically correct. The phrase 'due to' is commonly used to establish a cause-and-effect relationship. Choice A is incorrect: 'do to' is a misspelling and not suitable in this context. Choice B is incorrect: While 'because' could be used, it does not maintain the parallel structure that 'due to' provides in this sentence. Choice D is incorrect: 'instead of' does not logically connect the sentence parts and results in a grammatically incorrect statement.
Question 3 of 5
Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: The dog began to scratch behind the ear.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In this sentence, 'dog' is a singular subject, so the correct reflexive pronoun to use is 'itself' to refer back to the dog. The word 'itself' is the appropriate choice to make the sentence grammatically correct by indicating that the dog is scratching behind its own ear.
Question 4 of 5
Which sentence uses the verb correctly?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In this question, we are looking for the sentence that correctly uses a verb. The correct answer is D: 'I wore a white shirt and dark jeans to show my goat at the country fair.' 'Wore' is the correct past tense form of the verb 'wear' in this context. Choice A has the incorrect past tense 'seen' instead of 'saw.' Choice B has the incorrect past tense 'sung' instead of 'sang.' Choice C correctly uses the verb 'ran.' Therefore, option D is the only sentence that uses the verb correctly.
Question 5 of 5
Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly: 'It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday.'
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A. The verb should be 'seems' instead of 'seem' to agree with the singular subject 'It.' 'Seem' is the plural form of the verb, while 'seems' is the singular form. In this sentence, 'It' is a singular subject, so the verb 'seems' should also be singular to maintain subject-verb agreement.