{"id":114344,"date":"2023-08-22T01:52:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=114344"},"modified":"2023-08-22T01:52:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:52:08","slug":"hesi-a2-grammar-questions-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/22\/hesi-a2-grammar-questions-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"HESI A2 &#8211; Grammar Questions &#038; Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>which sentence is written correctly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>a. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. Because she was uncertain of her abilities; Renee asked for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her abilities) and the independent clause (Renee asked for help)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the phrase that will make the following sentence gramatically correct? .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C<br>Three days from now, the horses <em>__<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. performing in a show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b.performed in a show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. will perform in a show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. have performed in a show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the future-tense verb is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A<br>The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to another within the district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a.iterate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b.continually<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c.within<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d.district<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-&#8220;Iterate&#8221; means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning &#8220;traveling from place to place&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which sentence is gramatically correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A<br>a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b.Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c.Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in his arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d.After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him, having noticed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Read choices outloud to determine which has a logical orrder of phrases and clauses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A<br>Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. lay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. upon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. view<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-The past tense form of the transitiveverb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the paperwork out on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B<br>Nurse Junko and <em>_<\/em> will review the patient&#8217;s chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. she<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. him<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject pronoun. Only &#8220;she&#8221; fulfills this requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What word is best to substitue for the underlined words in the following sentence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C<br>The nurse told Silvio&#8217;s family that visiting hours were over, but (Silvio&#8217;s family) could come back early tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. they<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. those<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-The pronoun must be a plural, third person, subject pronoun. When in doubt, test the choices in place of the underlined phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>For who was that e-mail intended?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a.For<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b.who<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. intended<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-The correct sentence is &#8220;For whom was that e-mail intended&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following words fits best int he following sentence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C<br>The meteorologist had forecast rain, <em>_<\/em> Sheila brought her umbrella to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. because<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. yet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. so<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d.nor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Pick the word that makes sense given the sentence as a whole<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it corret?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C<br>Harvey please make sure the patient is resting comfortably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. period<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. question mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c.comma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. colon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Harvey is a noun of direct address and should be followed by a comma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following is spelled correctly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C<br>a. embarassing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. embarrasing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. embarrassing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. emberassing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence gramatically correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B<br>The wheelchair started <em>_<\/em> down the corridor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. roll<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. to roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. rolled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d.will roll<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Substituting each choice in place of the blank should prove that the only answer that sounds correct is the infinitive phrase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>which sentence is written correctly? A.a. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help. b. Because she was uncertain of her abilities; Renee asked for help. c. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help. d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help. 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