HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 1 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The correct answer is D because it correctly uses a comma before the conjunction 'and' to connect two independent clauses. This follows the rule of using a comma before a coordinating conjunction when combining two independent clauses. Option A is also a valid sentence, but it combines the two actions into one independent clause without a conjunction. Options B and C lack the correct punctuation or structure for joining two independent clauses. Therefore, option D is the only choice that punctuates the sentence correctly by correctly connecting two independent clauses with a comma and the coordinating conjunction 'and.'
Question 2 of 5
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Choice A is the correct answer. The sentence 'Pizza is better than hotdogs' is grammatically correct. It uses 'than' appropriately to compare pizza and hotdogs. Choice B is incorrect as it should use 'than' to compare dogs and cats instead of 'then.' Choice C is also incorrect because it incorrectly uses 'then' instead of 'than' for comparison. Choice D is incorrect and incomplete as it lacks a proper comparison after 'then.' Therefore, the correct choice is A.
Question 3 of 5
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B. In this sentence, the subject pronoun should be 'He' rather than 'Him,' 'Himself,' or 'His.' 'He' is the correct subject pronoun to use when referring to the subject in this context, making the sentence grammatically correct. When referring to the subject along with another person, 'He' is the appropriate subject pronoun to use, as it is the subjective pronoun for the third-person singular masculine gender. Therefore, 'He and my brother were at the concert last night' is the grammatically correct sentence.
Question 4 of 5
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A. In this sentence, "Its" is used correctly as the possessive form, indicating ownership of the plastic eye. In option B, "it's" is incorrectly used instead of the possessive "its." In option C, "It's" is incorrectly used as a contraction for "it is" .In option D, "it's" is again incorrectly used for possession, which should be "its." Thus, option A is the only grammatically correct sentence.
Question 5 of 5
Choose the word that correctly replaces the quoted word in the sentence: 'Everyone enjoyed the film presented in the "Jones' "theater.'
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B. 'Their' is the appropriate possessive pronoun to indicate ownership by the Jones family. It does not require an apostrophe, as it is already possessive. In this sentence, 'Jones' theater' is indicating that the theater belongs to the Jones family, making 'their' the correct possessive pronoun to use. This indicates that the theater belongs to the Jones family, hence 'their' is the correct possessive pronoun to show ownership.