HESI A2
HESI A2 Version 5 Grammar Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which word in the following sentence is the subject? The nurses went to the conference room.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In a sentence, the subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb. In this sentence, 'nurses' is the subject as they are the ones performing the action of going to the conference room. The other choices, 'conference', 'went to', and 'room' do not act as the subject because they do not perform the action of the verb.
Question 2 of 5
Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction? The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take one.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B, 'but.' A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence. In this case, 'but' is connecting two contrasting ideas in the sentence: the little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take one. 'Little' is an adjective describing the girl, 'take' is a verb, and 'the' is an article. Therefore, 'but' is the conjunction in this sentence.
Question 3 of 5
Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct: ............. thought the movie was very good.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In this sentence, the correct pronoun to use is 'we' as the subject of the sentence. Therefore, the correct completion of the sentence is 'We thought the movie was very good.' 'Us', 'them', and 'ourselves' are incorrect in this context as they do not serve as the subject pronoun needed for proper grammar.
Question 4 of 5
Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? The climate here is inappropriate for snow sports such as skiing.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is 'B' - 'here' should be 'here' in the sentence provided. 'Hear' refers to the act of perceiving sounds, while 'here' indicates a specific location. The sentence is discussing the climate in a particular place, not the act of hearing, making 'here' the incorrectly spelled word in this context.
Question 5 of 5
Which word is NOT CORRECTLY USED in the sentence? "Confidentiality be observed at all times when handling sensitive information."
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A. The sentence should read, 'Confidentiality should be observed at all times,' to ensure proper grammar. 'Be observed' is incorrect as it lacks the modal auxiliary verb 'should' for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The other choices are correctly used in the sentence.