HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 4 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following is a direct object? (affected by the verb) The nurse helped the patient with the medication
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In the sentence 'The nurse helped the patient with the medication,' the direct object is 'medication' as it directly receives the action of the verb 'helped.' The patient is not the direct object but the indirect object, and the nurse is the subject performing the action. Direct objects are the receivers of the action in a sentence. In this case, 'medication' is directly affected by the verb 'helped,' making it the direct object. Remember, direct objects answer the question 'What?' or 'Whom?' after the verb in a sentence.
Question 2 of 5
Scissors should never be ------------- by the handle.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is 'C: Carried.' In this sentence, 'carried' is the appropriate past participle form of the verb 'carry.' The sentence structure requires a passive form to indicate that the scissors should not be the ones performing the action. Therefore, the correct usage is 'Scissors should never be carried by the handle.' The passive construction emphasizes the importance of not carrying the scissors in a specific manner.
Question 3 of 5
Children generally --------------- with others of the same size and age.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is 'A: Play.' In this sentence, 'children' is the subject, which is a plural noun. Therefore, the verb should also be in the plural form, which is 'play.' The correct sentence would be 'Children generally play with others of the same size and age.' The verb 'play' agrees with the plural subject 'children,' making it the appropriate choice in this context.
Question 4 of 5
Which phrase is incorrect in the sentence: After soon he arrived in the U.S.A, he met the woman who was to become his wife.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct phrase should be 'soon after' to indicate the sequence of events correctly. The sentence should read, 'Soon after he arrived in the U.S.A, he met the woman who was to become his wife.' This structure is grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning clearly by showing the timing relationship between his arrival and meeting his future wife.
Question 5 of 5
Identify the grammatically incorrect word in the following sentence: "Before his death at age 82, comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s motto was, 'I don’t get no respect.'"
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: 'No.' The sentence should use 'any' instead of a double negative for proper grammar. The double negative 'don’t get no respect' is incorrect; a more grammatically correct form would be 'don’t get any respect.' It is important to avoid using double negatives in English to convey the intended meaning clearly.