HESI GRAMMAR EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI GRAMMAR EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Common noun

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General, not a particular name of a person, place, or thing. (Nurse, hospital, syringe)

Question 2: Abstract noun

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a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.

Question 3: Dependent clause

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Begins with subordinating conjunction and does not express complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence.-WHAT THE GIRL DID was not very helpful.-He finally finished his novel, AFTER MONTHS OF RESEARCH.

Question 4: Adjective

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it is a word that DESCRIBES or clarifies a noun. Adjectives describe nouns by giving some information about an object's size, shape, age, color, origin or material.

Question 5: Imperative

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Makes a command or request.

Question 6: Proper noun

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Official name of a person, place, or thing. (Fred, USA, Ohio University)

Question 7: Predicate adjective

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Follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject.

Question 8: Pronoun

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Word that takes place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun.

Question 9: Compound sentence

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Has two or more independent clauses. (And, but, or )

Question 10: Predicate nominative

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Noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and helps explain or rename the subject.

Question 11: Collective noun

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Represents a group of persons, animals, things. (family, flock, furniture)

Question 12: Clause

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Group of words that has a subject and predicate.

Question 13: Run on sentence

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Two or more complete sentences are written as though they were one sentence.

Question 14: Predicate

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Part of sentence that tells what the subject does or is done to subject.

Question 15: Phrase

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

Question 16: Verb

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Express an ACTION or state of being.

Question 17: Indirect object

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Person, place, thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb.e.g., him in give him the book

Question 18: Direct object

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Person, place, thing that is directly affected by action if verbs.the dog in Jimmy fed the dog.

Question 19: Preposition

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Shows relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. words that indicate location

Question 20: Interjection

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Expresses emotion or exclamation.

Question 21: Possessive pronoun

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Form of a personal pronoun that shows possession or ownership.

Question 22: Declarative

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Makes a statement.

Question 23: Adverb

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Modified a verb, adjective, or another adverb.Adverbs typically express manner, place, time, frequency, degree, level of certainty, etc., answering questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?.

Question 24: Independent clause

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An independent clause is a sentence."Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz" Complete thought and can stand alone as sentence.

Question 25: Conjunction

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Joins words, phrases, or clauses.

Question 26: Personal pronoun

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Specific person, place,thing by indicating the person speaking. (First, second, third person)