HESI A2 - Grammar (Questions)

which sentence is written correctly?

A.

which sentence is written correctly?

A.

a. Because she was uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.

b. Because she was uncertain of her abilities; Renee asked for help.

c. Because she was uncertain of her abilities Renee asked for help.

d. Because she was, uncertain of her abilities, Renee asked for help.

- A comma must appear between the dependent clause (Because she was uncertain of her abilities) and the independent clause (Renee asked for help)

Select the phrase that will make the following sentence gramatically correct? .

C

Three days from now, the horses ____

a. performing in a show

b.performed in a show

c. will perform in a show

d. have performed in a show.

-The phrase (three days from now) places the action in the future, so the future-tense verb is required.

Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence?

A

The iterate teacher moved continually from one school to another within the district.

a.iterate

b.continually

c.within

d.district

-"Iterate" means to repeat. The correct word is itinerant, meaning "traveling from place to place"

Which sentence is gramatically correct?

A

a. When I noticed Dave coming inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him.

b.Dave, coming inside with a bundle in his arms, was noticed and helped by me.

c.Having noticed Dave coming inside, I ran to help him with a bundle in his arms.

d.After Dave came inside with a bundle in his arms, I ran to help him, having noticed him.

-Read choices outloud to determine which has a logical orrder of phrases and clauses.

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?

A

Dr. Leo lay the paperwork out upon the table for us to view.

a. lay

b. upon

c. us

d. view

-The past tense form of the transitiveverb Lay is laid. Dr. Leo laid the paperwork out on the table.

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence.

B

Nurse Junko and ___ will review the patient's chart.

a. me

b. she

c. them

d. him

-Working with Nurse Junko, the pronoun required must be a subject pronoun. Only "she" fulfills this requirement.

What word is best to substitue for the underlined words in the following sentence?

C

The nurse told Silvio's family that visiting hours were over, but (Silvio's family) could come back early tomorrow morning.

a. them

b. us

c. they

d. those

-The pronoun must be a plural, third person, subject pronoun. When in doubt, test the choices in place of the underlined phrase.

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?

B.

For who was that e-mail intended?

a.For

b.who

c. that

d. intended

-The correct sentence is "For whom was that e-mail intended"?

Which of the following words fits best int he following sentence?

C

The meteorologist had forecast rain, ___ Sheila brought her umbrella to work.

a. because

b. yet

c. so

d.nor

-Pick the word that makes sense given the sentence as a whole

What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it corret?

C

Harvey please make sure the patient is resting comfortably.

a. period

b. question mark

c.comma

d. colon

-Harvey is a noun of direct address and should be followed by a comma.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

C

a. embarassing

b. embarrasing

c. embarrassing

d. emberassing

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence gramatically correct?

B

The wheelchair started ___ down the corridor

a. roll

b. to roll.

c. rolled

d.will roll

-Substituting each choice in place of the blank should prove that the only answer that sounds correct is the infinitive phrase.

Select the word in the following sentence that is not used correctly

C

Collecting personal and vital datum is one of the roles of an intake nurse

a. personal

b. vital

c. datum

d. roles

-Datum is singular; the intake nurse collects data.

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence gramatically correct

B

After __ for an entire afternoon, the resident felt revitalized.

a. having rest

b. resting

c. rested

d. rest

-Having rested would be another possibility, but resting is correct.

Which sentence is gramatically correct?

A

a. We quickly consumed the picnic lunch she has made.

b. We consumed the picnic lunch she had made quickly.

c. We consumed the picnic lunch quickly she had made.

d. Quickly the picnic lunch she had made we consumed.

-Choice B is possible, but choice a is far more logical and grammatically correct

Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct?

A

The nursing staff ___ to serve their patients well.

a. hope

b. hopes

c. hoping

d. does hope

-The word staff may be singular or plural, here the pronous (their) indicates that it is being used as a plural noun which means that the verb that agrees is (hope) not (hopes)

What word is best to substitute for the underlined word in the following sentence?

C

Roseanne was sent to the lab to collect (Roseanne's results)

a. she

b. their

c. her

d. hers

-The pronoun should be singular, third-person and possessive.

Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence?

B

The pharmacist seemed to disagree with the proscription designated by the physician.

a. pharmacist

b. proscription

c. designated

d. physician

-A proscription is a ban or prohibition; a prescription is something a physician would write for a pharmacist to fill.

What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct?

B

Have you finished reading the lab results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient

a. period

b. question mark

c. comma

d. semicolon

-The sentence is missing its end punctuation. Since it is a question, it needs a question mark.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

A

a. discipline

b.disipline

c. discapline

d. dicipline

- A related disciple.

Which sentence is written correctly?

D

a. Whenever we meet at a party or dance he invariably kisses my hand.

b.Whenever we meet, at a party, or dance, he invariably kisses my hand.

c. Whenever we meet at a party or dance, he, invariably, kisses my hand.

d. Whenever we meet at a party or dance, he invariably kisses my hand

-Only the introductory clause requires a comma, to separate it from the independent clause it precedes

Select the word that makes the following sentence gramatically correct?

A

The intern had to select ___ three specialties.

a. among

b. between.

c. with

d. along

-If you have two choices you select between them, if you have three choices you select among them.

Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence?

B

Their chairs were stationery, but the interns seated in them were agitated.

a. their

b. stationery.

c. seated

d. agitated

-Stationery is paper for letter-writing. Stationary means "motionless"

Select the word that makes the following sentence gramatically correct?

A

It is important that one is able to self-motivate and work by __

a. oneself

b. oneselves

c. hisself

d. themselves

-The pronoun must be reflexive and refer back to the pronoun already in the sentence- the pronoun one. The correct form of that reflexive pronoun is shown in A

Which sentence is the clearest?

B

a. At the age of seven, my mother moved me to a new school

b.When I was seven, my mother moved me to a new school.

c. At the age of seven, I moved my mother to a new school

d. My mother, at the age of seven, moved me to a new school.

Select the word or phrase that is misplaced in the following sentence?

D

The book is in my locker at school that is long overdue

a. the book

b. in my locker

c. at school

d. that is long overdue

-The school is not long overdue; the book is.

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct?

D

Miguel and I are waiting to __ with the doctor

a. be met

b. meeting

c. met

d.meet

-The correct verb completes the infinitive phrase

Select the phrase in the following sentence that is not used correctly

C

He had never had to been on his own in the past

a. had never

b. never had

c. to been

d. on his own

-The correct sentence would be "He had never had to be on his own in the past"

select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct

B

If you are ___ uncomfortable, I will bring you another pillow

a. to

b. too

c. much

d. lesser

-(Too) means "overly" here. Much uncomfortable is ungrammatical

What puctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct?

D

Follow my lead I have been performing this procedure for years.

a. period

b. comma

c. exclamation point

d. semicolon

-Placing a semicolon between the clause "follow my lead" and the rest of the sentence would make this sentence correct

Select the phrase that will make the following sentence grammatically correct?

B

When the lecture was over, two students ___

a. raise their hands to ask questions

b. raised their hands to ask questions

c. have raised their hands to ask questions

d. are raising their hands to ask questions

-Make sure that the tense of verbs remains consistent. Because "was" is past tense, the correct answer contains another past-tense verb, raised.

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?

C

He received an oral dose initial, followed by an IV drip

a. received

b. dose

c. initial

d. followed

-The construction of the sentence calls for an adverb, (initially), not an adjective, (initial)

Select the sentence that is grammatically correct?

B

a. Dr. Chu told me and her to take a break for lunch.

b. Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch

c. Dr. Chu told her and I to take a break for lunch

d. Dr. Chu told she and I to take a break for lunch

-The pronouns should be object pronouns because they receive the action of the verb. Only choice B places the first person pronoun last, which is correct.

What word is best to substitue for he underlined words in the following sentence?

B

(Francesca, Bill, and I) enjoy using the hospital pool

a. they

b. we

c. them

d. us

-The correct pronoun is plural and first-person because it encompasses the first-person pronoun (I)

Which sentence is grammatically correct

A

a. Hector helped me to complete my application

b. Hector helped myself to complete my application

c. Hector helped me to complete mine application

d. Hector helped me to complete myself application

-There are two pronouns in the sentence. The first should be an object pronoun, which is true in choices A, C, and D. The second should be a possessive pronoun that describes a noun, which is true in choice A. The possessive pronoun (mine) is only used after a verb, as in "the application is mine".

What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct?

B

After you complete your rounds please check in at the station

a. period

b. comma

c. colon

d. semicolon

-A comma should follow (rounds) to separate the introductory dependent clause from the rest of the sentence.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

B

a. judgmental

b. judgmentle

c. judgemental

d. judgementle

-Judgment and Judgmental drop the "e" in judge before adding the suffix

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?

C

Jack practice spiano while Sidney study for the exam.

a. practices

b. while

c. study

d. exam

-The verb "study" does not agree with the singular noun "Sidney". The word should be "studies".

Which of the following words or phrases fits best in the following sentence?

A

The radiology department sends Troy to pick up lunch ___ it isn't too busy at the office

a. as long as

b. as if

c. after

d.unless

Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence?

D

The counselor expecte me to accept her advise without questions

a. counselor

b. expected.

c. accept

d. advise

-There are several frequently confused words in this sentence, but only advise is incorrect. The correct word would be advice, meaning "recommendation" or "guidance".

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

c

a. Havin gfinished the meal, the check was called for by Mr. Innes

b. The check, having finished the meal, was called for by Mr. Innes

c. Having finished the meal, Mr. Innes called for the check

d. Mr. Innes called for the check having finished the meal

Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct?

A

The hockey team ___ traveling to Albany for the semifinals

a. is

b. are

c. be

d. were

What punctuation is needed in the following sentence to make it correct?

B

She purchsed a small notebook and a small handmade coffee mug.

a. period

b. comma

c. colon

d. hyphen

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

D

a. Never the less

b. Never-the-less

c. Nver-theless

d. Nevertheless

What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence?

D

Stu often regarded (his roommates') housekeeping as sloppy and careless.

a. His

b. hers

c. them

d. their

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?

B

If you calculate too speedy, you may possibly fail to get the right answer

a. calculate

b. speedy

c. possibly

d. right

Which sentence is the clearest?

C

a. Resting in its well-built cage, I admired the lovely parrot.

b. Resting in its well-built cage, the lovely parrot was admired by me

c. I admired the lovely parrot resting in its well-built cage

d. I admired in its well-built cage the lovely parrot that was resting

Select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the following sentence

D

I did not see the open carton of orange juice on the shelf standing with the refrigerator door open

a. i did not see

b. of orange juice

c. on the shlef

d. standing with the refrigerator door open

Select the word or phrase that will make the following sentence gammatically correct

A

Do not be afraid to consult ___ your peers

a. with

b. from

c. by

d. in

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

B

a. The soup was hot and made of tomatoes; Dan burned his tongue and gupled some cold water.

b. After burning his tongue on the hot tomato soup, Dan gulped some cold water

c. Dan gulped some cold water when the tomato soup that was hot burned his tongue

d. Gulping some cold water, Dan burned his tongue ont he hot tomato soup.