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HESI A2 GRAMMAR (2025) EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: adjective
Answer:
A word that describes a noun
Question 2: compound sentence
Answer:
a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions
Question 3: subject of a sentence
Answer:
who or what the sentence is about
Question 4: simple sentence
Answer:
A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause
Question 5: predicate of sentence
Answer:
The action that the subject of the sentence does
Question 6: modifier
Answer:
a word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or describes another word, phrase, or clause
Question 7: indirect object
Answer:
Comes before the direct object. Tells to whom, for whom the action of the verb is done. (Claire threw JOSEPH the ball)
Question 8: conjunction
Answer:
A word used to join words or groups of words
Question 9: correct use of pronouns
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Pronouns used after the conjunctions than and as should be of the same case as the word with which it is compared.
Question 10: Preposition
Answer:
A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
Question 11: object of a sentence
Answer:
the thing acted upon by the verb; receives the action of the verb and usually comes after it, except in a passive sentence
Question 12: who, whom, which, that
Answer:
relative pronouns
Question 13: Comma Rules
Answer:
use a comma: list, interrupter, appositive, compound sentence, introductory word or phrase, complex sentence, with conjunctive adverb, parenthetical expression
Question 14: compound subject
Answer:
two or more subjects joined together usually by "and" or "or" that share a common verb
Question 15: Subject verb agreement
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subject stays the same; verb must be singular or plural to match the subject
Question 16: Colon Rules
Answer:
To start a list To further explain a related idea
Question 17: Good v. well
Answer:
"I did good on that test" is incorrect because "good" is an adjective, but it is describing a verb. "Well" should be put instead because it is an adverb and therefore is valid to describe a verb.
Question 18: which v. that
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which: non-important with commas typically
that: necessary detail to set apart
Question 19: Capitalization Rules
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Capitalize all proper nouns, all titles, days of the week, months, and the pronoun I.
Question 20: complex sentence
Answer:
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
Question 21: verb as a state of being
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is, am, were, was
Question 22: pronoun use
Answer:
the meaningful use of "I", "me", "my", "you", "them", "us", etc.
Question 23: Semicolon rules
Answer:
Placed between two related independent clauses
Precede conjuctive adverbs: However, therefore
When a sentence contains a series of elements that contain one or more commas, the division between the elements should be a semicolon
Question 24: possesive nouns
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will always have an 's or an s' shows ownership and modifies like an adjective
Question 25: who, whom
Answer:
The word "who" is used as a subject in a sentence. The word "whom" is used as an object.
Question 26: dangling modifier
Answer:
a word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence
Question 27: Bad v. badly
Answer:
bad- adjective badly- adverb
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