HESI A2ELSEVIERGRAMMAR EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI A2/ELSEVIER/GRAMMAR EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: personal pronoun

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represents a specific person place or thing We-first person plural you-second person plural them-third person plural Question 2: Farther: Refers to a measurable distance (The walk to class is much farther than I expected) Further: Refers to a figurative distance and means "to a greater degree" or "to a greater extent" (i will have to study further to make better grades). Also means "moreover" (Further/Furthermore, let me tell you something) and "in addition to" (The student had nothing further to say)

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fewer versus less

Question 3: independent clause

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expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.the professor distributed the examinations as soon the students were seated."the professor distributed the examinations" expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

Independent clauses are used to write simple and compound sentences.

Question 4: affect is a verb and effect is a noun

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among versus between

Question 5: run on sentence

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made up of two or more sentences that are incorrectly run together as a single sentence.The problem can be solved by replacing the comma with a dash, a semicolon, or a colon; by adding a coordinating conjunction; or by making two separate sentences.Question 6: Which: Used to introduce nonessential clauses (example: the hospital, which flooded last July, is down the street) That: Used to introduce essential clauses (example: the hospital that flooded last July is down the street; the other hospital is across town) A non essential clause adds information to the sentence but is not necessary to make the meaning of the sentence clear. An essential clause adds information to the sentence that is needed to make the sentence clear.

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who versus whom

Question 7: I/my/mine

He/his She/her/hers We/our/ours You/your/yours They/their/theirs It/its

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Incorrect apostrophe usage

Question 8: indirect object

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is the person or thing that is indiretly affected by the action of the verb. A sentence can have an indirect object only if it has a direct object. An indirect object answers the questions to whom, for whom, to what for what after an action verb.indirect objects come between the verb and the direct object.the professor gave his class the test results.His class is the indirect object. It comes between the verb (gave) and the direct object (test results) and

it answers the question to whom.

Question 9: adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

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verb; the physician operates quickly :quickly: adjective: the nurse wears very colorful uniforms :colorful: another adverb: the student scored quite badly on the test :quite: Question 10: Good: An adjective. Use good before nouns (He did a good job) and after linking verbs (She smells good) to modify the subject Well: Usually an adverb. When modifying a verb, use the adverb well (She plays softball well).Well is used as an adjective only when describing someone's health (She is getting well)

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bad versus badly Question 11: some verbs are known as linking verbs because they link or join the subject to a noun, pronoun, or predicate adjective. A linking verb does not show action.the most commonly used linking verbs are forms of the verb to be; am, is, are, was, were, being, been linking verbs are sometimes verbs that relate to the five sense.sometimes linking verbs reflect a state of being; appear, seem, become, grow, turn, prove, and remain

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Commonly used prepositions Question 12: i.e. or that is specifies or explains e.g. or for example gives an example some examples of this would be i.e. i love to study chemistry i.e. the science dealing with the composition and properties of matter e.g. chemical equations, atomic structure, and molar relationships

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learn versus teach Question 13: is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. There are four types of sentences.declaritive interrogative imperative exclamatory

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subject Question 14: a subject must agree with its verb in number. a singular subject required a singular verb. likewise a plural subject requires a plural verb.

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subject verb agreement-When the subject and verb are separated Question 15: Bad: Use bad an an adjective before nouns (He is a bad teacher) and after linking verbs (That smells bad) to modify the subject Badly: Use badly as an adverb to modify an action verb (The student behaved badly in class)

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bring versus take

Question 16: abstract noun

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is the name of a quality or a general idea (persistence, democracy)

Question 17: interrogative sentence

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asks a question Did you go to the store?Question 18: Fewer: Refers to number - things that can be counted or numbered - and used with plural nouns (The professor has fewer students in his morning class than he has in his afternoon class) Less: Refers to degree or amount - things in bulk or in the abstract - and is used with singular nouns (Fewer patients mean less work for the staff). Less is also used when referring to numeric or statistical terms (It's less than 2 miles to school. he scored less than 90 on the test)

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hear versus here

Question 19: noun

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