HESI A2: Grammar (Quiz 4) Welcome to your HESI A2 Practice Quizzes. Note: We designed Five (5) sets of practice quizzes for this Domain. Each set has 30 questions. Domain 5 (quiz 4): Grammar. (30 questions) Please click NEXT to start your Free HESI Practice Quizzes right away. Best of Luck! 1. Select the best words for the blanks in the following sentence. Of course, I _____ stand the heat of this food but _____ I have some water, please? can, may may, may can, can may, can None 2. Select the best word or phrase for the blank in the following sentence. The fruit _______ to rot soon if we don′t hire more people for the harvest. has started will start is starting starts None 3. Select the best word or phrase for the blank in the following sentence. There _____ no time to work on that at this moment, let′s finish Mrs. Harris’ project first. is will be had been was None 4. Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. This decision will ______ our working relationship, but I hope we can remain friends. cause affect effect produce None 5. Which word in the following sentence is a noun? The man walked quickly down the hall. down walked man quickly None 6. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Who said the police station is among the post office and the French bakery? among post French who None 7. Select the best word or phrase for the blank in the following sentence. My parents _______ to Chicago before I was born. move moved are moving will move None 8. Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. His walk took him ______ than he had wanted and he took a bus to go back home. farther farer more far further None 9. Which word in the following sentence is an interjection? Wow! I have never seen a plate of nachos so big! I Wow nachos big None 10. Which word in the following sentence is a verb? The water feels warm on a hot day. water hot on feels None 11. A mechanical wave is associated with materials or substances known as mediums. Which of the following is not a type of mechanical wave? Water waves Spring waves Radio waves Seismic waves None 12. Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun? Did you see that beautiful painting that Carlos did at the art show yesterday? see you painting beautiful None 13. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb? You have to turn in the research project on Wednesday. you have Wednesday project None 14. Which word in the following sentence is an adjective? Anthony finished his race in first place. in first Anthony finished None 15. Identify the COMPLETE sentence. Only active at night. My house is in Kyoto. Misses her grandmother this summer. After the choir performance. None 16. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? I work with two women, Rachel and Martha, both of who attended Harvard University at the same time I did. work who both attended None 17. Which sentence uses SECOND as an adjective? Shonte lives in the second house on the left. I will be with you in one second. He had to settle for his second favorite ice cream. I second the motion to elect Jose as head of the student body. None 18. Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction? Tyrone loves being able to spend time with his family during the holidays, yet he does not quite agree with all of their political beliefs. quite at yet spend None 19. Which word in the following sentence is a noun? I would love to travel to Thailand because it is so beautiful and sunny. I because sunny Thailand None 20. In the following sentence, what is the independent clause? As Julianna had fallen sick with the flu, the rest of the team had to improvise a completely different project. As Julianna the rest of the team had to improvise a completely different project. had to improvise a completely different project. As Julianna had fallen sick with the flu None 21. Which word or phrase in the following sentence is the indirect object? On sunny days, Doreen and her colleague buy themselves a cup of ice cream before driving home. themselves Doreen and her colleague a cup of ice-cream buy None 22. Identify the COMPLETE sentence. The building behind the post office. Marianna successfully completed the course. My uncle, my mother’s brother. Bragging about his new car. None 23. In the following sentence, which is the complete predicate? Marcy and her sister went to the farmer’s market and bought apples, kale, and some plants. went went to the farmer's market and bought apples, kale, and some plants. Marcy and her sister apples, kale, and some plants. None 24. Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? Vanessa put the bath towel beside the sink to dry her hands. her put beside hands None 25. Which of the following is a complex sentence? My husband and I will spend the summer in Romania, an Eastern European country. While Paolo drives to work, his coworker Melanie prefers to ride her bike. Since a stable long-term growth. He gained a lot of weight, so he had to stop eating pie every day. None 26. Which of the following is a complex sentence? The appetizers were served in the very ornamented living-room. The Iranian musician had a long dark beard and a bald head. The child blew on the bowl of soup because it was too hot. We can hit the road now, or we can wait for your sister to call us. None 27. Which sentence contains a predicate nominative? My daughter’s favorite pastime is drawing. The investment was too risky for my cautious brother. The councilman’s speech alarmed the audience. Dinosaurs became extinct many years ago. None 28. Which sentence contains a predicate nominative? The toys were scattered around the room. The people sitting at the front were extremely polite. Malik and Co. has been my employer for eight years. Charlie’s continuous pranks annoyed all of us. None 29. In the following sentence, what is the independent clause? The TV chef instructed to finely slice the mushrooms while the oven reaches the desired temperature. to finely slice the mushrooms reaches the desired temperature. The TV chef instructed to finely slice the mushrooms while the oven reaches the desired temperature. None 30. Which word or phrase in the following sentence is the indirect object? As a tradition, every Christmas, the grandmother tells all of her grandchildren the same exciting story. grandchildren the same exciting story the grandmother tells None 1 out of 30 Time is Up! Time's up
