HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 5 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
What word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Brendan spent the day laying a brick foundation on the site.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D. In the sentence, 'laying' should be replaced with 'laying' to convey the action of placing bricks in the foundation correctly. 'Lying' means being in a horizontal position, while 'laying' refers to placing something down, like bricks in this context. Therefore, the word 'laying' is used incorrectly in this sentence.
Question 2 of 5
Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence: The other day, Stan _______ reviewing his class notes in preparation for the final exam.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is 'began.' In this sentence, the action of reviewing the class notes occurred in the past. 'Began' is the simple past form of the verb 'begin,' which is the appropriate tense to indicate an action that started and completed in the past. Therefore, the sentence should read: 'The other day, Stan began reviewing his class notes in preparation for the final exam.'
Question 3 of 5
Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct: Why did we __________ try so hard?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The sentence structure requires a present tense verb form to complete the question 'Why did we ______ try so hard?' In this case, 'have to' is the correct choice to form a grammatically correct sentence. The correct sentence would be 'Why did we have to try so hard?' indicating a necessity or obligation to exert effort.
Question 4 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.
Question 5 of 5
Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct: _______ thought the movie was very good.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is 'we.' The sentence should read 'We thought the movie was very good.' 'We' is the subject pronoun that agrees with the verb 'thought' in this sentence, providing the correct subject-verb agreement.