HESI A2 GRAMMAR RULES EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI A2 GRAMMAR RULES EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Pronouns (subject verb agreement)

Answer:

such as each, either, everyone, everybody, neither, nobody, and someone take a singular verb

Ex:

Each is expected to pay his shar.

Ex:

Either works well for me.

Question 2: Pronouns

Answer:

Personal pronouns, Object pronoun, Subject pronoun, Possessive Pronouns

Question 3: Subject pronoun (singular)

Answer:

the subject of the main verb

Ex: As each

student arrives, she will take a seat.

(singular antecedent student in the second sentence takes singular pronouns he/she )

Question 4: Subject pronoun 1 (plural)

Answer:

the subject of the main verb

Ex: When my

friends got the new, they called me.(plural antecedent friends takes a plural pronoun they )

Question 5: antecedent

Answer:

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

Question 6: Indirect objects (objects)

Answer:

Noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb indirectly and can be identified by asking "to whom," "for whom," "to what," or "for what" after the verb

Ex: Linda made

Pedro a cake. (Linda made what? a cake-"cake" is the direct object; Linda made a cake for whom? for Pedro- " Pedro " is the indirect object) Note: An indirect object is easily identified when preceded by "to" or "for". (Did you give the letter to me ?)

Question 7: Object pronoun (plural)

Answer:

Used as the object of a verb, preposition, or infinitive phrase. Note how the object pronouns respectively refer back to their antecedent below.

Ex: The

children are bored; please give the toys to them .

Question 8: Direct objects (objects)

Answer:

The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly and can be identified by asking "whom" or "what" after the verb

Ex: I mailed the

letter . (mailed what? the letter-" letter " is the direct object)

Question 9: Object pronoun (singular)

Answer:

Used as the object of a verb, preposition, or infinitive phrase. Note how the object pronouns respectively refer back to their antecedent below.

Ex: The

eagle ? Did Meg really see it ?

Question 10: Possessive Pronouns (adjective)

Answer:

Used as adjectives that modify nouns or noun phrases

Ex: "

The Lord of the Rings is his favorite movie."

Question 11: Collective noun (subject verb agreement)

Answer:

( audience, class, colony, committee, jury, team

• can be singular or plural, depending on their meaning in the sentence

Ex: The

team makes an effort to win each game. (members act as a group)

Ex: The

jury disagree on the guilt of the accuses. (members act as individuals)

Question 12: Object pronoun (singular 2)

Answer:

Used as the object of a verb, preposition, or infinitive phrase. Note how the object pronouns respectively refer back to their antecedent below.

Ex: Do you know

Lynn ? I was hoping to call her today.

Question 13: Subject Verb Agreement

Answer:

Subjects and verbs must agree in number - a singular verb takes a singular subject, and a plural verb takes a plural subject. Errors occur when it is unclear whether the subject is singular or plural. Consider the following.

Question 14: compound subject (singular and plural)

Answer:

When a compound subject contains both a singular and plural noun or pronoun joined by or or nor , the verb agrees with the subject closes to it.

Ex: The

girls or their father prepares breakfast.