HESI Grammar

A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours ____________ administration.

Of

If they _________ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn't have gone to the beach.

Had known

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly:

Based on the principals of asepsis, the nurse should consider a sterile packet below waist level to be contaminated.

Principals

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly:

Her mother asked her what would she do after she graduated from college.

Would she

Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:

The mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep.

As soon as the puppies were asleep

_________ are very ancient people.

The Chinese

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly:

The team want to go to the game early for tryouts.

Want

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly:

Before his death at age 82, comedian Rodney Dangerfield's motto was, "I don't get no respect."

No

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly:

The charge nurse overheard the nursing assistant discussing the private details of a client medical condition with personnel friend in the hospital cafeteria.

Personnel

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly:

The physician started to preform the operation, but the patient was not yet completely under anesthesia.

Preform

Select the sentence in which "Snake" is used as a verb

The spy had to snake his way furtively onto the train.

The student had a great deal of trouble ____________ with the teacher

Communicating

Grammatically correct

Everyone has his or her uniform dry cleaned.

Grammatically correct

It's the yellow heart-shaped game piece.

Grammatically correct

The nurse asked the patient to LIE down on the gurney.

Grammatically correct

The effect of the decision caused much confusion among my friends.

Grammatically correct

The dog began to scratch ___________ behind the ear.

Itself

Verb correctly

Right now, Susan ate a large bucket of French fries with salt and vinegar.

The student had a great deal of trouble _________ with the teacher.

Communicating

The nurse told the patient, "This shot will make you feel __________."

Better

Everyone enjoyed the film presented in the Jones' theater.

Their

Identify the independent clause:

The mail deliverer brought the mail, which consisted of three catalogues, four bills, and one package.

The mail deliverer brought the mail

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly:

He had already finished studying at an university when he was called to join the army.

An

Grammatically correct

The students looked at their test scores.

Address in correct order

Mr. John Ryan

1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Washington, DC

2003

She was so mad at her boyfriend, she _________ on him when he called.

Hung up

Grammatically correct

Herman yelled angrily at his friend.

Which phrase should be moved to the end of the sentence?

The painter decided to use the urn as his subject with flowers on the table.

As his subject

Which use of the apostrophe is correct in the sentence?

Because of the staff change's, the list of the birthday's was distributed to all worker's in the business' three offices

Business'

Which sentences should replace the following incorrect sentence?

"This door to remain unlocked when occupied."

This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied

The student _________ for the final exam.

Was studying

Uses verb correctly

Neither Jensen nor his brothers were expected to win.

Word not used correctly

When you add sugar to it, your cup of coffee becomes not only sweet, also fattening.

Becomes

A synonym is a word ___________ a meaning similar to another word.

Having

Which word is used incorrectly?

The procedure for giving injections were explained thoroughly to the student nurses.

Were

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?

The teacher let the students to know that they would have one hour to complete the test

To know

Which is grammatically correct?

After having robbed the bank,

the thief hid at the house of a friend.

Which word is not used correctly?

It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday.

Seem

What is the correct contraction of "it is"?

It's

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Pizza is better than hotdogs.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

He did well on his diet.

What makes this sentence grammatically correct?

It is required that he ______ the payment immediately.

Send

Which word is not used correctly?

The car that he had seen at the Ford dealer was the one that he final decided to buy.

Final

Which word is not used correctly?

Long before his death, Pablo Picasso had became one of the most important artists in history.

Had became

Which word is not used correctly?

The salesman recommended that he keeps his receipt for at least a month.

Keeps

Which word is used incorrectly?

The mailperson's job is to put the envelope's in every mailbox on the block.

Envelope's

Which word makes this sentence correct?

The client's hospital stay was prolonged, _________ a superinfection.

Do to

Which word is not used correctly?

She chose too pretty pins to wear on her dress.

Too

Which word is not use correctly in the sentence?

The nurse's notes in the medical record indicate the patients pain was severe.

Patients

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Moving to a big city can be exciting, therefore, do it when you are young.

Identify the incomplete sentence

While they were sleeping.

Which word is not used correctly in the sentence?

The most important things in my life are making money, traveling abroad, and to live well.

To live

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Who's coming to the party?

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

He and my brother were at the concert last night.

Which word makes this sentence grammatically correct?

The blue whale is the largest animal _______ the world.

In

Which word would be correct in this sentence?

The nurse asked the technician for ___________ while dealing with an unruly patient in the emergency room.

Assistance