Grammar for HESI A2

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A. "With torn pages" is misplaced because it should be closer to the noun it modifies, which is "the book." Placing it at the beginning of the sentence creates confusion as it seems to modify the subject, "I," instead. The phrase should be placed immediately after "the book" for clarity. Choices B, C, and D are not misplaced in the sentence as they are in the correct order and maintain the logical flow of the sentence.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: "will listen and learn." In the sentence, "Over the next few months, we will listen and learn," the future tense "will" is needed to indicate a planned action. The verb "listen" should be in the base form to match "will." A: "listen and learn" - Incorrect because it lacks the future tense needed for the context. B: "listening and learning" - Incorrect because it uses present participle forms which are not suitable for future actions. C: "had listened and learned" - Incorrect because it uses past perfect tense, which is not appropriate for future events.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: their. In this sentence, "patients" is a plural noun, so the possessive pronoun "their" is the most appropriate to indicate that the coats belong to more than one patient. Choice A (his) is singular and would not match the plural noun "patients." Choice C (them) is an object pronoun, not a possessive pronoun. Choice D (theirs) is a possessive pronoun but is used as a subject pronoun, which does not fit the sentence structure. Therefore, choice B is the best substitution in this context.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: lose. In the sentence, "Try not to lose patience or suffer a drop in morale," the word "lose" is used incorrectly because you don't "lose" patience; you "run out of" or "lack" patience. The word "lose" implies misplacing something physical, not an abstract concept like patience. The other choices (B: patience, C: suffer, D: morale) are used correctly in the sentence as they convey the intended meaning without any grammatical errors.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: work. In this sentence, the use of present simple tense "work" is appropriate as it indicates a general truth or habitual action. The other options are not suitable because B: are working indicates a current ongoing action, C: had worked is past perfect tense which is not needed here, and D: working is a present participle that doesn't fit the context of the sentence. Therefore, A: work is the best choice for this sentence.