2023 HESI A2 GRAMMAR EXAM PREP Q&A

2023 HESI A2 GRAMMAR EXAM PREP Q&A 1. 1. QUESTION Which of the following sentences contains a cliché? o Omg, I forgot to buy eggs! o I just lost my job but, when life gives you lemons… o I need to use the restroom, do you know where it is? o He was gossiping about Isabella without realizing she was behind him, lol. Answer: I just lost my job but, when life gives you lemons… “When life gives you lemons…” is a cliché. Clichés are expressions or ideas that have lost their originality or impact over time because of excessive use. Examples include “you can’t judge a book by its cover” or “sick as a dog”. You should not use clichés in formal English. 2. 2. QUESTION Which word or phrase in the following sentence is a predicate adjective? The view from the house is incredible. o incredible o The view o from the house o the house Answer: incredible A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and helps to modify or describe the subject, which is why we can also call a predicate adjective a subject complement. A linking verb describes the subject’s state of being or condition. It is not an action verb. One way to think of a linking verb is that it is a verb you could replace with “is” and still have the sentence make sense. Examples of linking verbs: o He is an electrician. o Dinner smells good. o She appears tired. Not linking verbs: o He smells the salt in the ocean air. o she appeared out of nowhere. In “The view from the house is incredible,” “incredible” is an adjective that describes the subject (The view) and follows the linking verb “is.” 3. 3. QUESTION Select the best word or words for the blank in the following sentence. My uncles, who used to work in the limestone quarry, ____ now started their own business. o is o was o has o have Answer: have A subject must agree with its verb in number. The subject in this sentence (My uncles) is plural so we need a plural verb (have). The trap here is that the subject is separated from the verb. When checking for subject-verb agreement, look at just the subject and the verb. Ignore everything else. My uncles, who used to work in the limestone quarry, have now started their own business. 4. 4. QUESTION Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? The cat was sleeping under the table. o cat o sleeping o the o under Answer: under