HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: study. In the sentence, "study" should be "studies" to match the singular subject Sidney. The verb should agree with the subject in number, so it should be "Sidney studies for the exam." A: "practices" is correct as it agrees with the subject Jack. B: "while" is used correctly as a conjunction to show simultaneous actions. D: "exam" is used correctly as the object of the preposition "for."

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: whom. In the sentence, "For whom was that email intended?" the word "whom" is used incorrectly. The correct form should be "who" as it is the subject of the verb "was intended." "Whom" is used for the object of a verb or preposition. The other choices (A, C, D) are used correctly in the sentence. "For" is a preposition, "that" is a demonstrative pronoun, and "intended" is the past participle of the verb "intend."Therefore, the correct choice is B.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: their. In the sentence, "his roommates' housekeeping" indicates possession by more than one person, so the correct possessive pronoun should also be plural. "Their" is the appropriate pronoun to indicate ownership by multiple roommates. Choice A (his) is singular and does not match the plural possession in the sentence. Choice B (hers) is also singular and does not agree with the plural possessive form needed. Choice C (them) is a pronoun for the roommates themselves, not for their possession, making it incorrect in this context.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is A: is. In this sentence, "hockey team" is a singular noun, so it requires a singular verb. "Is" is the singular form of the verb "to be," making the sentence grammatically correct. Choice B: are is plural and does not agree with the singular subject. Choice C: be is not the correct form of the verb "to be" for this sentence. Choice D: were is past tense and does not match the present tense of the sentence.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B: hopes. In this sentence, "staff" is a collective noun, referring to a group of individuals working together. Collective nouns are singular, so the verb should be in singular form. "Hopes" is the correct singular form of the verb. A: "hope" is incorrect as it is plural. C: "hoping" is a gerund, not a verb form that agrees with the singular subject "staff." D: "does hope" is incorrect as the auxiliary verb "does" is unnecessary and does not match the subject-verb agreement.