Grammar HESI A2 Practice Test

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C because the phrase "to the runners" is misplaced in the sentence. It should be placed closer to the verb "handed" to indicate who received the water. Placing "to the runners" immediately after "handed" would make the sentence clearer and more grammatically correct. The other choices are incorrect because: A: "and their parents" is necessary to show who handed the water. B: "handed water in tiny cups" is correctly placed to describe the action performed. D: "in tiny cups" correctly describes how the water was handed.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: never seen. The phrase "never seen" is not grammatically correct in this sentence as it should be "had never seen." The past perfect tense "had never seen" is used to indicate an action that did not occur before a certain point in the past, which fits the context of Javier's trip to Puerto Rico. The other choices, A: Until his trip, B: had never, and D: his ancestral home, are all used correctly in the sentence.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Correct Answer: D - prefer Rationale: 1. "Fredericka always orders pancakes" - 'always' correctly indicates the frequency of Fredericka's action. 2. "but Louis prefers waffles" - 'prefers' is the correct verb usage to show Louis's choice. 3. 'prefer' is incorrect as the sentence is in present tense and 'prefers' should match the verb tense used in the sentence. 4. The other choices are used appropriately in the sentence and do not affect the grammatical correctness or clarity of the sentence.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Them. In the sentence, "The nursing staff appreciate occasional thank-you cards," the underlined words refer to the nursing staff as a collective group. Therefore, the pronoun "Them" is the most suitable substitution to maintain subject-verb agreement and clarity. A: They - Incorrect. "They" is a plural pronoun and does not match the singular noun "staff." B: It - Incorrect. "It" is singular and does not accurately represent the plural noun "staff." D: Us - Incorrect. "Us" is a pronoun referring to the speaker and is not appropriate in this context.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: for. In this sentence, the preposition "for" is used to indicate the duration of time the action of working has lasted, which is nine hours. The preposition "for" is commonly used to express duration of time in English. The other choices, "since," "near," and "in," do not convey the intended meaning of time duration in this context. "Since" is used to indicate a specific point in time when an action started, "near" indicates proximity in space, and "in" is used to show location or a specific point within a period of time. Therefore, the most appropriate choice to make the sentence grammatically correct is "for."