HESI A2 - GRAMMAR - EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH EXAM

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HESI A2 - GRAMMAR - EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH EXAM

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Question 1: Preposition

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A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.

Question 2: adverb ex)

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verb- the physician operates QUICKLY adjective - the nurse wears VERY colorful uniforms.another adverb- the student scored QUITE badly on the test.

Question 3: Do NOT use the word most with adjective that end in -est or -st

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it is improper grammar to say "most easiest" or "most worst"

Question 4: Common Noun

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

Question 5: Subordinating conjunctions

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Sometimes they join two clauses or thoughts (e.g., While the nurse was away on vacation, the hospital flooded.).-WHILE THE NURSE WAS ON VACATION is dependent on the rest of the sentence to complete its meaning Question 6: Do not use pronouns ending in SELF where they are inappropriate or unnecessary.Use endings with self or selves only when there is a noun or personal pronoun in the sentence to refer back to

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I myself did the entire project Sara did the entire project herself

Question 7: Commonly Used Subordinating Conjunctions

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after, because, before, until, since, when

Question 8: Verbs, Pronouns, and nouns can act as

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adjectives

Question 9: Linking verbs

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They link, or join, the subject of the sentence to a noun, pronoun, or predicate adjective.

Question 10: Proper Noun

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A proper noun is the official name of a person, place, or thing (e.g., Fred, Paris, Washington University).Proper nouns are capitalized

Question 11: Personal Pronoun example

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We (first person plural) were going to ask you (second person singular) to give them (third person plural) a ride to the office

Question 12: Possessive Pronoun

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A possessive pronoun is a form of personal pronoun that shows possession or ownership.

Question 13: Nouns

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The PROFESSOR'S class The BIOLOGY class

Question 14: Adjective

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A word, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun (the biology book) or pronoun (He is nice.). It answers the question what kind (a hard test), which one (an English test), how many (three tests), or how much (many tests).

Question 15: Collective Noun

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

Question 16: adjective usually precede the noun of noun phrase that they modify

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ex) the absent-minded professor

Question 17: Coordinating conjunctions

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And, but, or, so, nor, for, and yet

Question 18: pronoun- adjective

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MY book YOUR class THAT book THIS class

Question 19: Hesi hint

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it is important that Vanessa send(NOT SENDS) her resume immediately.I wish i were (NOT WAS) that smart If i were you ( NOT WAS) you, i'd leave now.

Question 20: Do NOT use the word more with certain adjectives

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those ending in -er it is improper grammer to say or to write "more better" or "more harder"

Question 21: participle

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a type of verb form that functions as an adjective -usually ends in -ing or -ed.

Question 22: Verb

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A word or phrase that is used to express an action or a state of being.-critical element of a sentence -express time through a property that is called the TENSE

Question 23: Pronoun

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A word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun. .

Question 24: Personal Pronoun also

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express number in that they are either singular or plural.

Question 25: compound preposition

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is a preposition that is made up of more than one word