HESI A2 - GRAMMAR -COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS 2026

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HESI A2 - GRAMMAR -COMPREHENSIVE
Q&A FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS
2026

Select the word that makes the following sentence grammartically correct?


A - correct-answer -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 - correct-answer -She purchsed a small notebook and a small handmade coffee
mug.

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a. period


b. comma


c. colon


d. hyphen




Which of the following is spelled correctly?


D - correct-answer -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?

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


a. calculate


b. speedy


c. possibly


d. right

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Which sentence is the clearest?


C - correct-answer -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 - correct-answer -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