UPDATED Hesi A2 Grammar VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023//2024

1. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Who's coming to the party? b) Whose to blame for the economy? c) Who's hat is this? d) Whose going to vote? - ANSWER Whos coming to the party 2. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) I went two the store. b) I want ice cream, too. c) The nurse gave him too shorts. d) I want to know your name. - ANSWER I want ice cream, too 3. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) He did well on his diet. b) He done well on his diet. c) He did good on his diet d) He done good on his diet - ANSWER He did well on his diet 4. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Several lost his or her keys on the train. b) Does everyone have their train tickets ready? c) Is everyone ready for their ice-cream sundaes? d) Somebody left his or her jacket on the train. - ANSWER Somebody left this or her jacket on the train 5. WHICH SENTENCE SHOULD REPLACE THE FOLLOWING INCORRECT SENTENCE? "This door to remain unlocked when occupied." a) This door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied. b) This door to remain unclosed while open. c) This sentence is correct as written. d) This office must have the door unlocked at all times. - ANSWER The door will remain unlocked when the office is occupied 6. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Sarah plays her new saxophone well. b) The dog catches the freebee good. c) The band did good during the half time show. d) The band that played before ours was well. - ANSWER Sarah plays her new saxophone well 7. WHICH USE OF APOSTROPHE IS CORRECT IN THE SENTENCE? Because of staff change's, the list of birthday's was distributed to all worker's in the business' three offices. a) Change's b) Worker's c) Business' d) Birthday's - ANSWER Business' 8. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) The patient told the nurse, "put the flowers on that table over their." b) The students looked at their test scores. c) Their comes a time when one choose between right and wrong. d) Their waiting for you. - ANSWER The students looked at their test scores 9. ARRANGE ALPHABETICALLY: VERBAL, VOLUME, VOID, VITAL. a) Vital, verbal, void, volume b) Verbal, vital, void, volume c) Verbal, volume, void, vital d) Vital, verbal, volume, void - ANSWER Verbal, vital, void, volume 10. IDENTIFY THE INCOMPLETE SENTENCE. a) While they were sleeping. b) Everything worked out all right. c) He wept. d) Babies are sure cute and cuddly. - ANSWER While they were sleeping 11. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ____________ on him when he called. Yelled b) Screamed c) Speakd) Hung up - ANSWER Hung up 12. The ______ quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house. - ANSWER Girl 1. It was a beautiful performance. We all watched her from a balcony in the theater as she danced gracefully across the ________ stage. a) Massive b) Stunningly c) Lonely d) Misery - ANSWER Massive 14. A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours _________ administration. a) In b) Of c) Has d) On - ANSWER Of 15. John F. Kennedy was a senator before he _______ president in 1960. a) Elected b) Was electing c) Was elected d) Had elected - ANSWER Was elected 16. IDENTIFY THE DEPENDENT CLAUSE IN THIS SENTENCE: The mother dog left her bed as soon as the puppies were asleep. a) As soon as the puppies were asleep b) Left her bed as soon as c) The puppies were asleep d) The mother dog left her bed - ANSWER As soon as the puppies were alseep SELECT THE SENTENCE IN WHICH SNAKE IS USED AS A VERB. a) The cobra is venomous snake. b) The plumber used his snake to open up the clogged pipe c) You are being a snake when you steal from me. d) The spy had to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the train. - ANSWER The spy has to snake his way furtively (secretly) onto the train 18. In which sentence is the form fast used as an adverb? a) The clock on the wall is ten minutes fast. b) The cars on the overpass moved fast c) The fast cars drove over the bridge. The batter could not hit the fast pitch - ANSWER The cars on the overpass moved fast 19. Which phrase should be moved to the end of the sentence? The painter decided to use the urn as his subject with flowers on the table. a) As his subject b) With flowers c) The painter d) The urn - ANSWER As his subject 20. Make this a complete sentence: ______________ as she watched me from the kitchen window. Correct Answer: I ran around outside as fast as I could - ANSWER I ran around outside as fast as I could 20. Make this a complete sentence: ______________ as she watched me from the kitchen window. Correct Answer: I ran around outside as fast as I could - ANSWER me 22. My mom and __________ went to the store.