HESI A2 GRAMMAR ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS 2026 | 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
& COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | A+ GRADED HESI
A2 ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE TEST
• This material contains 200 verified HESI A2 Grammar practice questions with
correct answers and EXPERT RATIONALE, designed to mirror the actual exam
experience and maximize your readiness.
• Study by attempting each question independently before checking the answer,
focusing on understanding the EXPERT RATIONALE to reinforce grammar rules
across all tested topics.
HESI A2 ENGLISH GRAMMAR — 200 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | 2026 EDITION
Q1. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. The nurses was tired after their long shift.
B. The nurse were tired after her long shift.
C. The nurses were tired after their long shift.
D. The nurses is tired after their long shift.
E. The nurse are tired after her long shift.
✔ Correct Answer: C. The nurses were tired after their long shift.
EXPERT RATIONALE: "Nurses" is a plural subject, so it requires the plural verb
"were." The plural pronoun "their" also correctly matches the plural subject.
Q2. Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb tense.
A. She has went to the hospital yesterday.
B. She went to the hospital yesterday.
,C. She goed to the hospital yesterday.
D. She have gone to the hospital yesterday.
E. She did went to the hospital yesterday.
✔ Correct Answer: B. She went to the hospital yesterday.
EXPERT RATIONALE: "Yesterday" signals simple past tense. "Went" is the correct
simple past form of "go." "Has gone" is present perfect, not appropriate here.
Q3. Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: "Each of the
students must bring _____ own textbook."
A. their
B. our
C. his or her
D. its
E. them
✔ Correct Answer: C. his or her
EXPERT RATIONALE: "Each" is an indefinite singular pronoun, so it requires a
singular pronoun. "His or her" is the grammatically correct singular option. "Their"
is increasingly accepted informally, but for HESI A2 purposes, "his or her" is the
correct formal answer.
Q4. Which word is an example of a conjunction?
A. Quickly
B. Although
C. Beautiful
D. Nurse
,E. Carefully
✔ Correct Answer: B. Although
EXPERT RATIONALE: "Although" is a subordinating conjunction that connects a
dependent clause to an independent clause. The other options are an adverb,
adjective, noun, and adverb respectively.
Q5. Identify the error in the following sentence: "The doctor and the nurse
was reviewing the patient's chart."
A. "doctor" should be "doctors"
B. "was" should be "were"
C. "reviewing" should be "review"
D. "patient's" should be "patients"
E. There is no error.
✔ Correct Answer: B. "was" should be "were"
EXPERT RATIONALE: A compound subject joined by "and" requires a plural verb.
"The doctor and the nurse" is a compound subject, so the verb must be "were," not
"was."
Q6. Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
A. Running quickly, John caught the bus.
B. Running quickly, the bus was caught by John.
C. After she ate, Maria felt better.
D. The student studied hard for her exam.
E. The doctor reviewed the file carefully.
✔ Correct Answer: B. Running quickly, the bus was caught by John.
, EXPERT RATIONALE: A dangling modifier is a phrase that doesn't logically modify
the subject of the main clause. "Running quickly" should modify the person
running, but the subject of the main clause is "the bus," which cannot run.
Q7. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. The patient was anxious, however the nurse reassured him.
B. The patient was anxious however the nurse reassured him.
C. The patient was anxious; however, the nurse reassured him.
D. The patient was anxious; however the nurse reassured him.
E. The patient was anxious, however; the nurse reassured him.
✔ Correct Answer: C. The patient was anxious; however, the nurse reassured
him.
EXPERT RATIONALE: A conjunctive adverb like "however" connecting two
independent clauses requires a semicolon before it and a comma after it.
Q8. Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
A. The doctor prescribed medication.
B. Although the patient was improving.
C. She took her medication every morning.
D. The hospital was fully staffed today.
E. He completed the surgery successfully.
✔ Correct Answer: B. Although the patient was improving.
EXPERT RATIONALE: This is a dependent clause introduced by the subordinating
conjunction "although." It cannot stand alone as a sentence because it lacks an
independent clause.
QUESTIONS 2026 | 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
& COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | A+ GRADED HESI
A2 ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE TEST
• This material contains 200 verified HESI A2 Grammar practice questions with
correct answers and EXPERT RATIONALE, designed to mirror the actual exam
experience and maximize your readiness.
• Study by attempting each question independently before checking the answer,
focusing on understanding the EXPERT RATIONALE to reinforce grammar rules
across all tested topics.
HESI A2 ENGLISH GRAMMAR — 200 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | 2026 EDITION
Q1. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. The nurses was tired after their long shift.
B. The nurse were tired after her long shift.
C. The nurses were tired after their long shift.
D. The nurses is tired after their long shift.
E. The nurse are tired after her long shift.
✔ Correct Answer: C. The nurses were tired after their long shift.
EXPERT RATIONALE: "Nurses" is a plural subject, so it requires the plural verb
"were." The plural pronoun "their" also correctly matches the plural subject.
Q2. Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb tense.
A. She has went to the hospital yesterday.
B. She went to the hospital yesterday.
,C. She goed to the hospital yesterday.
D. She have gone to the hospital yesterday.
E. She did went to the hospital yesterday.
✔ Correct Answer: B. She went to the hospital yesterday.
EXPERT RATIONALE: "Yesterday" signals simple past tense. "Went" is the correct
simple past form of "go." "Has gone" is present perfect, not appropriate here.
Q3. Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: "Each of the
students must bring _____ own textbook."
A. their
B. our
C. his or her
D. its
E. them
✔ Correct Answer: C. his or her
EXPERT RATIONALE: "Each" is an indefinite singular pronoun, so it requires a
singular pronoun. "His or her" is the grammatically correct singular option. "Their"
is increasingly accepted informally, but for HESI A2 purposes, "his or her" is the
correct formal answer.
Q4. Which word is an example of a conjunction?
A. Quickly
B. Although
C. Beautiful
D. Nurse
,E. Carefully
✔ Correct Answer: B. Although
EXPERT RATIONALE: "Although" is a subordinating conjunction that connects a
dependent clause to an independent clause. The other options are an adverb,
adjective, noun, and adverb respectively.
Q5. Identify the error in the following sentence: "The doctor and the nurse
was reviewing the patient's chart."
A. "doctor" should be "doctors"
B. "was" should be "were"
C. "reviewing" should be "review"
D. "patient's" should be "patients"
E. There is no error.
✔ Correct Answer: B. "was" should be "were"
EXPERT RATIONALE: A compound subject joined by "and" requires a plural verb.
"The doctor and the nurse" is a compound subject, so the verb must be "were," not
"was."
Q6. Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
A. Running quickly, John caught the bus.
B. Running quickly, the bus was caught by John.
C. After she ate, Maria felt better.
D. The student studied hard for her exam.
E. The doctor reviewed the file carefully.
✔ Correct Answer: B. Running quickly, the bus was caught by John.
, EXPERT RATIONALE: A dangling modifier is a phrase that doesn't logically modify
the subject of the main clause. "Running quickly" should modify the person
running, but the subject of the main clause is "the bus," which cannot run.
Q7. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
A. The patient was anxious, however the nurse reassured him.
B. The patient was anxious however the nurse reassured him.
C. The patient was anxious; however, the nurse reassured him.
D. The patient was anxious; however the nurse reassured him.
E. The patient was anxious, however; the nurse reassured him.
✔ Correct Answer: C. The patient was anxious; however, the nurse reassured
him.
EXPERT RATIONALE: A conjunctive adverb like "however" connecting two
independent clauses requires a semicolon before it and a comma after it.
Q8. Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
A. The doctor prescribed medication.
B. Although the patient was improving.
C. She took her medication every morning.
D. The hospital was fully staffed today.
E. He completed the surgery successfully.
✔ Correct Answer: B. Although the patient was improving.
EXPERT RATIONALE: This is a dependent clause introduced by the subordinating
conjunction "although." It cannot stand alone as a sentence because it lacks an
independent clause.
