HESI Grammar Study Guide

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The student completed the test ____. a. quite b. quick c. quitely d. quickly

Answer: d (quickly)

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The college ____ he chose is in New York a. which b. that c. who d. what

Answer: b (that)

Select the phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. Working ____ the mission of the entire committee. a. to peace is b. toward peace was c. to peace was d. toward peace am

Answer: b (toward peace was)

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The members of the group ____ to be seated together. a. wanting b. want c. wants d. waiting

Answer: b (want)

Which word in the following sentence is a direct object? The nurse helped the patient with medication. a. helped b. nurse c. patient d. medication

Answer: c (patient)

Which word is not used correctly in the context of the following sentence? After ringing up the nails, the cashier handed Nedra her recipe and change. a. ringing b. cashier c. recipe d. change

Answer: c (recipe)

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. He was ____ by her kind words. a. affect b. effect c. effected d. affected

Answer: d (affected)

Select the best words for the blanks in the following sentence. The patient wanted to ____ down on the bed, but first she had to her tray of food on the table. a. lie, lay b. lay, lie c. lie, laid d. lain, lying

Answer: a (lie, lay)

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. The professor had a huge ____ of tests to grade. a. number b. amount c. aggregate d. stacks

Answer: a (number)

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. The hospital is located at the top ____ the hill. a. of b. off c. in d. on

Answer: a (of)

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct. Theo was in great shape; he all the way back to the pier. a. swam b. swimmed c. swum d. swim

Answer: a (swam)

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: Children ____ obey their parents tend to do better in school. a. who b. which c. should d. to

Answer: a (who)

Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? a. He performed well on the test. b. He performed good on the test. c. He performed poorly on the test. d. He performed adequately on the test.

Answer: b (He performed good on the test)

Which word is not used correctly in the context of the following sentence? There is no real distinction among the two treatment protocols recommended online. a. real b. among c. protocols d. online

Answer: b (among)

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The student sang well, but she danced ____. a. bad b. badly c. poor d. poorer

Answer: b (badly)

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. After completing the intense surgery, Dr. Capra needed a long ____? a. brake b. break c. brink d. broke

Answer: b (break)

Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction? The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take. a. little b. but c. take d. the

Answer: b (but)

Select the word or phrase in the sentence that is not used correctly. The data confirms that the patient is suffering from extreme anxiety, and a tranquilizing medication immediately required. a. extreme anxiety b. confirms c. is d. immediately

Answer: b (confirms)

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Sharon felt ____ about how her speech had gone. a. well b. good c. finely d. happily

Answer: b (good)

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. Sometimes, the condition ____ with an unusual symptom-vertigo. a. presence b. presents c. present c. prescience

Answer: b (presents)

Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct: While he was an apprentice, Steven ____ a great deal of time in the studio. a. spends b. spent c. spended d. spend

Answer: b (spent)

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct ____ thought the movie was very good. a. us b. we c. them d. ourselves

Answer: b (we)

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. Felix was pleased ____ the progress he had made in his program. a. among b. with c. regards d. besides

Answer: b (with)

Select the best word or words for the blank in the following sentence. The nurses, except for Henry, ____. a. waits b. is waiting c. are waiting d. was waiting

Answer: c (are waiting)

Which word from the sentence is a noun? The bird flew across the blue sky. a. across b. flew c. bird d. blue

Answer: c (bird)

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. After waking up, Dean eyed the cheesecake ____. a. hungry b. hungriest c. hungrily d. more hungry

Answer: c (hungrily)

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The dog wagged ____ tail when the food dish was filled. a. the b. one's c. its d. it's

Answer: c (its)

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Will you learn me how to do origami? a. me b. will c. learn d. origami

Answer: c (learn)

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: The development committee a bargain with the city planners. a. striked b. stoke c. struck d. strike

Answer: c (struck)

What word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Whoever write the letter forgot to sign their name. a. whoever b. wrote c. their d. name

Answer: c (their)

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: The child's fever was ____ high for him to lie comfortably in bed. a. to b. much c. too d. more

Answer: c (too)

Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct: Is the new student coming out to lunch with ____? a. we b. our c. us d. they

Answer: c (us)

In the following sentence, which is the dependent clause? We played a game while we waited, and then we had dinner. a. we played b. then we had dinner c. while we waited d. a game

Answer: c (while we waited)

Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct: These days, you can't ____ learning how to use a computer. a. not b. evading c. despite d. avoid

Answer: d (avoid)

Select the correct word for the bnlank in the following sentence. The other day, Stan ____ reviewing his class notes in preparation for the final exam. a. begins b. begun c. begin d. began

Answer: d (began)

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. Why did we ____ try so hard? a. has to b. haven't c. had to d. have to

Answer: d (have to)

What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? The boy watched the lights in the house go off. a. him b. his c. they d. he

Answer: d (he)

What word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Brendan spent the day lying a brick foundation on the site. a. site b. on c. spent d. lying

Answer: d (lying)

Which word or phrase in the following sentence is a subject? The nurses went to the conference room. a. conference b. went to c. room d. nurses

Answer: d (nurses)

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. ____ screaming took the shopkeeper by surprise. a. we b. they c. them d. our

Answer: d (our)

Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. Tracey wore her hair in a French braid, ____ was the style at the time. a. among b. it c. that d. which

Answer: d (which)

Which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the following sentence? The climate hear is inappropriate for snow sports such as skiing. a. climate b. hear c. inappropriate

Answer: b (hear)

Select the word or phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct: A child is not yet old enough to know what is healthy for ____. a. him or her b. them c. it d. she or he

Answer: a (him or her)

Select the word that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. She asked ____ to take her around the corner to the drugstore. a. him b. his c. he d. his'

Answer: a (him)

Select the word or phrase that makes this sentence grammatically correct: ____ picking up groceries one of the things you are supposed to do? a. is b. am c. is it d. are

Answer: a (is)

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? a. I wanted ice cream; he wanted cake. b. I wanted ice cream he wanted cake. c. I wanted ice cream, he wanted cake. d. I wanted ice cream but he wanted cake.

Answer: a (I wanted ice cream; he wanted cake.)

Select the word that correctly completes the following sentence. The intern was surprised by the ____ of pain he was in after his first day of work. a. amount b. frequency c. number d. amplitude

Answer: a (amount)

Select the phrase that makes the following sentence grammatically correct. Janet called her ____ run after a squirrel. a. dog, who had b. dog that had c. dog, that had d. dog who had

Answer: a (dog, who had)

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence. The student thought the second test was ____ than the first test. a. harder b. more hard c. hardest d. most hardest

Answer: a (harder)