HESI A2 Entrance Exam Grammar Section Comprehensive Exam Guide Q & A 2026 (Complete And Verified Study material) (39pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the troublesome word 
pair "affect/effect"?
 A. The medicine did not affect the patient's symptoms.
 B. The medicine did not effect the patient's symptoms.
 C. The medicine did not had an affect on the patient's symptoms.
 D. The medicine did not had an effect on the patient's symptoms.
 Answer: A
 Rationale: "Affect" is a verb meaning to influence, while "effect" is a 
noun meaning the result. In this sentence, "affect" is the correct choice 
because it describes the action of the medicine on the symptoms.
2. Identify the part of speech for the underlined word in the sentence: 
"The nurse quickly administered the medication."
 A. Noun
 B. Verb
 C. Adverb
 D. Adjective
 Answer: C
 Rationale: The word "quickly" describes how the medication was 
administered, which makes it an adverb.
3. Choose the sentence that is free from common grammatical mistakes:
 A. Its important for nurses to understand patients' needs.
 B. It's important for nurses to understand patients needs.
 C. Its' important for nurses to understand patients' needs.
 D. It's important for nurses to understand patients' needs.
 Answer: D
 Rationale: "It's" is the contraction for "it is," and "patients'" is the 
possessive form of "patients," indicating that the needs belong to them.
4. Select the correct plural form of the medical term "diagnosis":
 A. Diagnosises
 B. Diagnoses
 C. Diagnosis's
 D. Diagnosies
 Answer: B
 Rationale: "Diagnoses" is the correct plural form of "diagnosis."
5. Which sentence correctly uses the part of speech known as a 
conjunction?
 A. The patient was tired but he still smiled.
 B. The patient was tired, he still smiled.
 C. The patient was tired he still smiled.
 D. The patient was tired; he still smiled.
 Answer: A
 Rationale: "But" is a conjunction that connects two independent 
clauses in a sentence.