HESI A2 Grammar ( Elsevier )
Abstract Noun - ANS-the call of a first-rate or a preferred concept (staying power,
democracy)
Adjective - ANS-a word, phrase or clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, solutions the
questions: what type, which one, what number of, or how plenty
Adverb - ANS-a phrase, phrase, or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or every other
adverb
Antecedent - ANS-the word or group of phrases to which a pronoun refers
Clause - ANS-a collection of phrases that has a subject and a predicate
Clichés - ANS-expressions or ideas that have lost their originality or effect over time due to
excessive use
Collective Noun - ANS-represents a collection of people, animals, or matters (circle of
relatives, flock, fixtures)
Common Noun - ANS-the general, not the specific, call of a person, region, or aspect (e.G.
Nurse, clinic, syringe)
Compound Sentence - ANS-A sentence that has or more independent clauses. When
independent clauses are joined by means of a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or
, nor location a comma earlier than the conjunction
Ex: The professor concept the take a look at was too clean, however the college students
thought it changed into too hard
Conjunction - ANS-a word that joins words, terms, or clauses
Coordinating Conjunctions - ANS-and, however, or, so , nor, for, yet
Correlative Conjunctions - ANS-work in pairs to join words or phrases (e.G. Neither the
pharmacist nor her assistant ought to study the physician's hand writing.)
Declarative Sentence - ANS-A declarative sentence makes a announcement
Dependent Clause - ANS-does no longer express a complete concept and consequently can
not stand by myself as a sentence
Direct Object - ANS-the character or aspect that is without delay laid low with the movement
of the verb
Abstract Noun - ANS-the call of a first-rate or a preferred concept (staying power,
democracy)
Adjective - ANS-a word, phrase or clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, solutions the
questions: what type, which one, what number of, or how plenty
Adverb - ANS-a phrase, phrase, or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or every other
adverb
Antecedent - ANS-the word or group of phrases to which a pronoun refers
Clause - ANS-a collection of phrases that has a subject and a predicate
Clichés - ANS-expressions or ideas that have lost their originality or effect over time due to
excessive use
Collective Noun - ANS-represents a collection of people, animals, or matters (circle of
relatives, flock, fixtures)
Common Noun - ANS-the general, not the specific, call of a person, region, or aspect (e.G.
Nurse, clinic, syringe)
Compound Sentence - ANS-A sentence that has or more independent clauses. When
independent clauses are joined by means of a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or
, nor location a comma earlier than the conjunction
Ex: The professor concept the take a look at was too clean, however the college students
thought it changed into too hard
Conjunction - ANS-a word that joins words, terms, or clauses
Coordinating Conjunctions - ANS-and, however, or, so , nor, for, yet
Correlative Conjunctions - ANS-work in pairs to join words or phrases (e.G. Neither the
pharmacist nor her assistant ought to study the physician's hand writing.)
Declarative Sentence - ANS-A declarative sentence makes a announcement
Dependent Clause - ANS-does no longer express a complete concept and consequently can
not stand by myself as a sentence
Direct Object - ANS-the character or aspect that is without delay laid low with the movement
of the verb
