HESI A2 GRAMMAR AND READING COMPREHENSION

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HESI A2 GRAMMAR AND READING COMPREHENSION

VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Sentence Fragment

Answer:

Incomplete sentence.

Question 2: Sentence

Answer:

A group of words that expresses a complete thought.

Question 3: Verb

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A word or phrase that is used to express an action or a state of being.

Question 4: Adverb

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A word, phrase, or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another of its kind.Usually ends in -ly cheerfully, badly, always, rudely

Question 5: Misplaced Modifier

Answer:

A word or group of words that are not located properly in relation to the words they modify.

• you will find a modify next to the word it describes

Raymond wore his one collared shirt to the job interview, which was unfortunately stained with yellow mustard.Which was unfortunately stained with yellow mustard is an adjective clause. In the sentence above, it is describing interview, the noun in front. But an interview can't get stained with mustard!

Question 6: Adjective

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A word, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun (the biology book) or pronoun (he is nice).

Question 7: Common Noun

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The general, not the particular name, of a person, place, or thing (e.g., nurse, hospital, syringe).

Question 8: Participial Phrase

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A phrase that is formed by a participle, it's object, and the object's modifiers; the phrase functions as an adjective.think of verbs that end in -ing or -ed crunching corn washed laundry

• these both describe or modify the noun

Question 9: Direct Object

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The person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb. answers who or what Jim built a sandcastle on the beach.Jim = subject; built = verb. Jim built what? Sandcastle = direct object.

Question 10: Clause

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A group of words that has a subject and a predicate.

Question 11: Sexist Langauge

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Spoken or written styles that do not satisfactorily reflect the presence of women in our society.

Question 12: Imperative Sentence

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A sentence that makes a command or request.

Question 13: Tone

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The attitude or feelings the author has about the topic.

Question 14: Assumption

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A set of beliefs the writer has about a subject.

Question 15: Interjection

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A word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation.

Question 16: Collective Noun

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A noun that represents a group of persons, animals, or things (e.g., family, flock, furniture).

Question 17: Participle

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A type of verb that functions as an adjective.-Giggled,giggling..brought bringing,

Question 18: Indirect Object

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The person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb. FOLLOWS THE VERB Jim built his granddaughter a sandcastle on the beach.Jim = subject; built = verb. Jim built what? Sandcastle = direct object. Who got the sandcastle?Granddaughter = indirect object.

Question 19: Subject

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A word, phrase, or clause that names whom or what the sentence is about.

Question 20: Predicate Nominative

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A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and helps to explain or rename the subject.Professors are teachers

Question 21: Noun

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A word or group of words that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 22: Phrase

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A group of two or more words that act as a single part of speech in a sentence.

Question 23: Exclamatory Sentence

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A sentence that expresses strong feelings or makes and exclamation.

Question 24: Personal Pronoun

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A pronoun that refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea by indicating the person speaking (first person), the person or people being spoken to (second person), or any other person, place, thing, or idea being talked about (third person).

Question 25: Euphemism

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A mild, indirect, or vague term that has been substituted for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.

Question 26: Declarative Sentence

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A sentence that makes a statement.