Hesi A2 Exam Grammar
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
1. She was _____ exhausted than her sister after they ran the marathon.
A. Most
B. More
C. Increasingly
D. The more
2. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. The soccer player ran quick to the goal
B. The soccer player did run quickly to the goal
C. The soccer player did ran quickly to the goal
D. The soccer player ran quickly to the goal
Explanation: ran is the verb. Therefore, “quickly” is the adverb, it modifies the
verb ran. Quick is incorrect because it is an adjective and only modifies nouns.
3. In the following sentence, which is the dependent clause?
The World War II soldier was a hero, especially because of his actions
during the invasion of Normandy.
A. The World Wat II Soldier
B. was a hero
C. especially because of his actions during the invasion of Normandy
, D. the invasion of Normandy
4. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. Before I lie down to go to sleep, I lay down my book on the nightstand.
B. I lay down my book on the nightstand before I lay down to go to sleep
C. I lie my book down on the nightstand before I lie down to go to sleep.
D. Before I lay down my book on the nightstand, I lie down to go to sleep.
This rule is the lay vs lie. (lie: recline/rest: lie, lay, lain, lying) Lay: means to put
or place.
5.The dog jumped into the air to catch the Frisbee. What is the noun in this
sentence?
A. Jumped
B. into
C. catch
D. air
6. Germany has _____ bluebells than does England.
A. The least
B. Less
C. fewer
, D. lesser
Fewer VS less: fewer refers to number- things that can be counted or
numbered- and is used with plural nouns, for example: The professor has
fewer students in his morning class than he has in his afternoon class). Less
refers to degree/amount- things bulk or abstract, for example: fewer patients
mean less work for the staff). LESS can also refer to numerical value. Ex: It’s
less than 2 miles to school. He scored less than 90 on the exam.
7. The Vikings travelled in wooden boats across the Atlantic Ocean. What is
the preposition? (shows the relationship of a noun/pronoun to some other
word in the sentence)
A. Vikings
B. Travelled
C. Boats
D. across
8. Neither of the flower bouquets ____ as full as the one we ordered last
year.
A. are
B. is
C. were
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
1. She was _____ exhausted than her sister after they ran the marathon.
A. Most
B. More
C. Increasingly
D. The more
2. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. The soccer player ran quick to the goal
B. The soccer player did run quickly to the goal
C. The soccer player did ran quickly to the goal
D. The soccer player ran quickly to the goal
Explanation: ran is the verb. Therefore, “quickly” is the adverb, it modifies the
verb ran. Quick is incorrect because it is an adjective and only modifies nouns.
3. In the following sentence, which is the dependent clause?
The World War II soldier was a hero, especially because of his actions
during the invasion of Normandy.
A. The World Wat II Soldier
B. was a hero
C. especially because of his actions during the invasion of Normandy
, D. the invasion of Normandy
4. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
A. Before I lie down to go to sleep, I lay down my book on the nightstand.
B. I lay down my book on the nightstand before I lay down to go to sleep
C. I lie my book down on the nightstand before I lie down to go to sleep.
D. Before I lay down my book on the nightstand, I lie down to go to sleep.
This rule is the lay vs lie. (lie: recline/rest: lie, lay, lain, lying) Lay: means to put
or place.
5.The dog jumped into the air to catch the Frisbee. What is the noun in this
sentence?
A. Jumped
B. into
C. catch
D. air
6. Germany has _____ bluebells than does England.
A. The least
B. Less
C. fewer
, D. lesser
Fewer VS less: fewer refers to number- things that can be counted or
numbered- and is used with plural nouns, for example: The professor has
fewer students in his morning class than he has in his afternoon class). Less
refers to degree/amount- things bulk or abstract, for example: fewer patients
mean less work for the staff). LESS can also refer to numerical value. Ex: It’s
less than 2 miles to school. He scored less than 90 on the exam.
7. The Vikings travelled in wooden boats across the Atlantic Ocean. What is
the preposition? (shows the relationship of a noun/pronoun to some other
word in the sentence)
A. Vikings
B. Travelled
C. Boats
D. across
8. Neither of the flower bouquets ____ as full as the one we ordered last
year.
A. are
B. is
C. were
