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HESI GRAMMAR

HESI GRAMMAR {The ones highlighted in blue is what I did} 1. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Who’s coming to the party? b) Whose to blame... [Show More] for the economy? c) Who’s hat is this? d) Whose going to vote? 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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 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. SELECT THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT MAKES THE SENTENCE GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT, QUESTION 11-15. 11. She was so mad at her boyfriend, she ____________ on him when he called. a) Yelled b) Screamed c) Speak d) Hung up 12. The GIRL quickly ran through the dark woods to get back to the house. 13. 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 14. A tuberculin skin test should be read within 24 hours _________ administration. a) In b) Of c) Has d) On 15. John F. Kennedy was a senator before he _______ president in 1960. a) Elected b) Was electing c) Was elected d) Had 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 17. SELECT THE SENTENCE IN WHICH SNAKE IS USED AS A VERB. Correct a 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. 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. d) The batter could not hit the fast pitch. 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 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 SELECT THE CORRECT WORD(S) FOR THE BLANK IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE 21. Susan gave ice cream to John and ________________. a) Us b) Me c) We d) I 22. My mom and __________ went to the store. a) Me b) I c) Us d) We 23. I am looking forward to ________ my birthday party at work. a) Has b) Have c) Had d) Having 24. The dress ______ you wore at my birthday party is my favorite. a) That b) Their c) When d) Which 25. You _________ on your final exam. a) Worked b) Forget c) Did well d) Done good 26. A synonym is a word ____________ a meaning similar to another word. a) Having b) That have c) Who have d) Who is having 27. In preparation for your birthday dinner, I will help _________ the dinnerware on the table. a) Sit b) Set c) Sat d) Seat 28. Two students (are) _____________ their professor about possibility of obtaining good grade in class. a) Ask/Are b) Is c) Was d) Could 29. To be admitted to the university, he __________ to make application by May 15. a) Has b) Have c) Might d) Should 30. _________ you taking a cruise to commemorate your wedding anniversary? a) Are b) Is c) Was d) Could 31. ____________ are the very ancient people. a) The Chinese b) Chinese c) The Chineses d) Chineses 32. The nursing _____ put the band _______ on the wound to _______ the nurse. a) Aide, aide, aid b) Aide, aid, aid c) Aide, aide, aide d) Aid, aid, aide 33. Do you know _________________ a) What time is it? b) What time it is? c) What is time? d) It is what time? 34. The accident _____________________ if the motorist had obeyed the speed limit sign. a) Never happened b) Would happen never c) Never would happen d) Never would have happened 35. After having robbed the bank, ______________________________. a) The thief hid at the house of a friend b) The police searched for the thief for many weeks c) The bank president offered a reward for the thief. d) The thief’s wife became very nervous. 36. She went to the party ____________ her dislike for the host. a) In spite of b) Despite of c) Although d) Even though 37. He tried to remember the names of all the people _________ were there that night. a) Which b) That c) Who d) Those 38. As we celebrated the start of the evening festivities, our glasses _____________ and a toast was made by our host. a) Were risen b) Were rose c) Were raised d) Arose 39. Since the factory was destroyed the company has _________ business to do. a) No b) Not c) None d) Neither 40. He doesn’t care for a rap music and ____________________. a) Neither me b) Neither I do c) Neither do I d) Don’t neither 41. The nurse asked the patient to choose _________ items from the menu. a) Eight b) Ate c) For d) Fore 42. She told her friend that her favorite colors _________ red and blue. a) Is b) Are c) Could be d) Seem to be 43. If the nurse _________________ the patient was going to threw up. She would have brought a basin. a) Had knew b) Had known c) Wanted to know d) Could be known 44. If I _________________ you, I would leave now. a) Was b) Were c) Where d) Which 45. The baby ___________ because she was hungry a) Cries b) Cry c) Cried d) Crying 46. The national anthem ______________ at the super bowl by Whitney Houston. a) Was sung b) Was singing c) Had Sung d) Sung 47. It is important that John _____________ his resume immediately. (It is required that he SEND the payment immediately). a) Send b) Sends c) Sent d) Sended 48. The blue whale is the largest animal _________ the world. a) In b) On c) Of d) At 49. Economics ____________ my least favorite subject at school. a) Am b) Is c) Are d) Been 50. When a person finds ________________in a stressful situation, it helps to breathe deeply. a) Oneself b) yourself c) Themselves d) Itself 51. Children generally _____________ with others of the same size and age. a) Play b) Plays c) Played d) Playing 52. Scissors should never be ___________ by the handle. a) Carry b) Carries c) Carried d) Carrying 53. The child cried, “I want to do it _____________. a) Mine b) Me c) Myself d) Me self 54. The nurse did not think that the symptoms ___________ an emergency room visit. a) Desired b) Warranted c) Guaranteed d) Should have been 55. During the storm, the glass in three of the windows was broken. a) Broken b) Breaks c) Was broken d) Were broken 56. He ___________ football game. a) Never almost attends b) Almost never attends c) Almost attends never d) Attends almost never 57. I am looking forward to ___________ on a vacation next month. a) Go b) Going c) Be go d) Going to go 58. If they _________ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the beach. a) Know b) Knew c) Had known d) Were knowing 59. Finishing quickly is not as important as _____________ all the question correctly. a) Answer b) Answering c) Answered d) Answers 60. SELECT THE SENTENCE THAT USES “THEY’RE” CORRECTLY a) The teacher told the student, put the box they’re. b) The students looked at they’re test scores. c) They’re more likely to do well if they study. d) Most student finished they’re homework early. 61. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT. a) The nurse asked the patient to lay down on the gurney. b) The nurse asked the patient to lie down on the gurney. c) The nurse asked the patient to ley down on the gurney. d) The nurse asked the patient to lei down on the gurney. 62. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Which one do you want? b) Pick the won you want? c) Whose one do you want? d) Who’s do you want? 63. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) The winner was me. b) It was I who won. c) The runner was her. d) It was me who lost. 64. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) He did bad on the test. b) He felt bad about the broken window c) He felt badly about being late. d) When the patient feels badly, give him an aspirin. SELECT THE WORD OR PHRASE IN THE SENTENCE THAT IS NOT USED CORRECTLY , question 65 - 79. 65. Before his death at age 82, comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s motto was, “I don’t get no respect.” a) At b) No c) Before d) Was 66. Because I want to go to the movies later, I am going to due my homework now. a) Because b) To go c) Due d) Am going to 67. Based on the principals of asepsis, the nurse should consider a sterile packet below waist level to be contaminated. a) Principals b) Asepsis c) Nurse d) Sterile 68. He ate for pieces of fried chicken at dinner, and no vegetables. a) No b) For c) At d) Ate 69. It was after soon he arrived in the U.S.A that he met the woman who was to become his wife. a) Was b) After soon c) Become d) Arrived 70. A sentence must always begin with a capital letter but many people forget this simple rule. a) Must b) Always c) Capital d) Forget 71. Of the many people what she interviewed; she chose the one with the most experience. a) Of the b) What c) With d) Most experience 72. Her mother asked her what would she do after she graduated from college. a) Would b) After c) Do d) Graduated 73. The student ___________ for the final exam. a) Was studying b) Didn’t studied c) Studied hardly d) Would have studies 74. The mailperson’s job is to put the envelope’s in every mailbox on the block. a) Envelope’s b) Mailperson’s c) Block d) Every 75. The physician started to preform the operation, but the patient was not yet completely under anesthesia. a) Preform b) Patient c) Completely under d) Not yet 76. The nurse’s notes in the medical record indicate the patients pain was severe. a) Notes b) Was c) Patients d) Nurse’s 77. The charge nurse overheard the nursing assistant discussing the private details of a client’s medical condition with a personnel friend in the hospital cafeteria. a) Client’s b) Overheard c) Details d) Personnel 78. The nurse asked the patient to choose ate items from the menu that are his favorite. a) Ate items b) Patient c) His Favorite d) Asked 79. The patient was to cold, so he asked the nurse for another blanket. a) Was b) To c) Asked for d) Another WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT, QUESTION 80-98? 80. The car that she had seen at the Ford dealer was the one that she final decided to buy. a) Was b) Had seen c) Final d) To buy 81. When you add sugar to it, your cup of coffee becomes not only sweet also fattening. a) To b) Cup of c) Becomes d) Also 82. The team want to go to the game early for tryouts. a) Want b) To go c) For d) Early 83. After the policeman had ran for several miles, he finally caught up with the man who had stolen the purse. a) Had ran b) Finally c) Up with c) Several 84. The patients voice was a little horse and he complained of a sore throat, so the doctor prescribed a throat lozenge. a) Sore b) Horse c) Prescribed d) Lozenge 85. During the blackout, one of the patients were frightened and screamed loudly. a) During b) One c) Were d) Loudly 86. During the time he lived in New York, he worked as a writer, and editor, and a library. a) As b) An c) During d) Library 87. San Francisco is one of the many cities in the world which have recently been hit by earthquakes. a) In b) Have c) Been hit d) Many cities 88. The sales man recommended that he keeps his receipt for at least a month. a) That b) Keeps c) For d) At least 89. The radio broadcast has heard by almost everyone in the country. a) Has heard b) Almost everyone c) In d) The country 90. I will call you when I will get back from visiting my sister. a) When b) Will get c) Visiting d) My 91. It’s true that children depend in their parents for food, clothing and shelter. a) It’s b) That c) In d) Clothing 92. The teachers let the students to know that they would have an hour to complete the test. a) Let b) To know c) Would have d) The test 93. He had already finished studying at an University when he was called to join the army. a) An b) Had c) Studying d) Already 94. Long before his death, Pablo Picasso had become one of the most important artists in history. a) Long before b) had become c) the most d) Important 95. The man’s heart attack scared him badly and he decided having a regular check-up from then on. a) Man’s b) Badly c) From d) Having 96. In the accident that destroyed his car, he had ten of his tooths mocked out. a) That destroyed b) Tooths c) Mocked out d) Ten of 97. The most important things in my life are making money, traveling abroad, and to live well. a) In b) Are c) The most d) To live 98. There are three things to remember for the test: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Spelling. a) There b) For c) Are d) And 99. WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT? a) Gosh, I be ordering a V-8! b) Gosh, I coulda had a V-8! c) Gosh, I could have had a V-8! d) Gosh, I should ordered a V-8! 100. WHICH WORD IS USED INCORRECTLY? It seem like the sun never shines on Saturday. 101. WHICH WORD IS USED INCORRECTLY? The procedure for giving injections were explained thoroughly to the student nurses. a) Thoroughly b) Were c) Procedure d) Student WHICH SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT? 102. As I was passing my friend’s house last night, I was seeing that she had a new car packed in her drive way. a) As I b) Was seeing c) Friend’s d) A new car 103. You should try on many another pair of shoes before you decide which ones you want to buy. a) On b) Another c) Decide d) To buy 104. Napoleon Bonaparte was some of the most famous generals in European history. a) Some b) The most famous c) In d) European 105. He will go to home when his math class finishes. a) To home b) His c) Math class d) Finishes 106. Use etc. correctly in a sentence - the list included diseases such as measles, flu, chicken pox, etc. 107. Correct word is A lot of people enjoy baseball movies. The word allot or alot is not correct. Also, know the different between fair vs fare 108. To whom or for whom is correct. Don’t use to who or for who. 109. I can’t believe I ate the whole thing. 110. The police tried to get him to admit, but he refused to say a word until his lawyer arrived. 111. Their/there is only one house on the block with a unite picket fence in the front yard. 112. Their choice was to go to the movie. 113. The teacher told the student, “put the test there.” 114. She went to the room at the appointed time. 115. It will take a lot more than that to make me run that far. 116. The patient complained of feeling light headaches and weak. 117. The books on the shelf are arranged by author’s name in alphabetical order. 118. SELECT THE WORD OR PHRASE IN THE SENTENCE THAT IS NOT USED CORRECTLY. He tried to walks the entire length of the hall by himself but had to call for assistance half way down. 119. To replace “my mother’s gift” into a pronoun. Her 120. …. legal as an adjective…. He is a legal resident of the united states. [Show Less]

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