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HESI A2 Grammar Set 12 Twisted

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Choose the correct verb: 'The coordinator, along with the tutors, ___ the orientation.'

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HESI A2 Grammar Set 12 Twisted Practice Questions

Review these HESI A2 Grammar Set 12 Twisted nursing practice questions with answer choices and explanations.

Question 1

Choose the correct verb: 'The coordinator, along with the tutors, ___ the orientation.'

  1. have organized
  2. organizes
  3. organize
  4. are organizing
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Correct answer:

  1. organizes

Explanation: Along with does not change the singular subject coordinator, which takes organizes.

Question 2

Choose the correct word: 'The volunteer was asked to ___ the folded sheets on the shelf.'

  1. lie
  2. laid
  3. lay
  4. lain
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Correct answer:

  1. lay

Explanation: Lay means place and takes the object sheets; after to, use the base form.

Question 3

Choose the correct word: 'The nurse will ___ the patient's condition before the procedure.'

  1. excesses
  2. assess
  3. access
  4. excess
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Correct answer:

  1. assess

Explanation: Assess means evaluate; access means enter or obtain and excess refers to too much.

Question 4

Choose the word meaning 'gain entry to': 'Authorized staff can ___ the records.'

  1. excess
  2. access
  3. assessment
  4. assess
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Correct answer:

  1. access

Explanation: Access is the verb meaning obtain or enter; assess means evaluate.

Question 5

Choose the word naming a helper: 'The nursing ___ assisted the patient.'

  1. aide
  2. aiding
  3. aided
  4. aid
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Correct answer:

  1. aide

Explanation: Aide is a noun naming a person who assists; aid names help or means help as a verb.

Question 6

Choose the correct word: 'The technician removed the ___ material.'

  1. accessed
  2. access
  3. excess
  4. assess
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Correct answer:

  1. excess

Explanation: Excess describes material beyond the amount needed.

Question 7

Choose the correct word: 'The courier ___ arrive later if traffic is heavy.'

  1. might
  2. must to
  3. can arrived
  4. would arriving
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Correct answer:

  1. might

Explanation: Might expresses possibility and is followed by the base verb arrive.

Question 8

Choose the correct word: 'Please ___ your hand if you have a question.'

  1. raise
  2. risen
  3. rise
  4. rose
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Correct answer:

  1. raise

Explanation: Raise takes a direct object, your hand.

Question 9

Choose the correct phrase: 'The temperature has ___ since noon.'

  1. raised
  2. rose
  3. risen
  4. rise
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Correct answer:

  1. risen

Explanation: Rise takes no direct object, and its past participle risen follows has.

Question 10

Choose the correct word: 'You may ___ in the waiting area.'

  1. sit
  2. sitting
  3. sat
  4. set
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Correct answer:

  1. sit

Explanation: Sit means take a seated position; after may, use its base form.

Question 11

Choose the correct word: 'Please ___ the basket beside the chair.'

  1. sitting
  2. set
  3. sit
  4. sat
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Correct answer:

  1. set

Explanation: Set means place something and takes the direct object basket.

Question 12

Choose the correct phrase: 'The patient had ___ down before the nurse returned.'

  1. laid
  2. lie
  3. lain
  4. lay
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Correct answer:

  1. lain

Explanation: Lain is the past participle of lie, meaning recline, and follows had.

Question 13

Choose the correct word: 'Yesterday, I ___ the keys on the counter.'

  1. lain
  2. lie
  3. laid
  4. lay
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Correct answer:

  1. laid

Explanation: Laid is the simple past of lay when placing an object.

Question 14

Choose the correct phrase: 'The guests had ___ before the meeting began.'

  1. eating
  2. eat
  3. ate
  4. eaten
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Correct answer:

  1. eaten

Explanation: The past perfect requires had plus the past participle eaten.

Question 15

Choose the correct phrase: 'He has ___ the report twice.'

  1. written
  2. write
  3. writing
  4. wrote
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Correct answer:

  1. written

Explanation: Written is the past participle used after has.

Question 16

Choose the correct verb: 'The number of available rooms ___ limited.'

  1. is
  2. were
  3. have been
  4. are
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Correct answer:

  1. is

Explanation: The number is the singular head of the subject.

Question 17

Choose the correct verb: 'Either the nurse or the assistants ___ the supply cabinet.'

  1. checks
  2. checking
  3. check
  4. has checked
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Correct answer:

  1. check

Explanation: Agreement follows the nearer plural subject assistants.

Question 18

Choose the correct verb: 'Neither of the two forms ___ complete.'

  1. is
  2. are
  3. were
  4. have been
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Correct answer:

  1. is

Explanation: Neither is singular in formal agreement.

Question 19

Choose the correct verb: 'Most of the equipment ___ ready.'

  1. were
  2. have been
  3. are
  4. is
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Correct answer:

  1. is

Explanation: Equipment is uncountable and takes singular agreement.

Question 20

Choose the correct verb: 'Three-quarters of the applicants ___ already responded.'

  1. is
  2. was
  3. has
  4. have
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Correct answer:

  1. have

Explanation: The fraction refers to plural applicants, so use have.

Question 21

Choose the correct pronoun: 'This discussion should remain between you and ___.'

  1. mine
  2. myself
  3. I
  4. me
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Correct answer:

  1. me

Explanation: Between is a preposition and requires the object pronoun me.

Question 22

Choose the correct pronoun: 'You and ___ will present the findings.'

  1. mine
  2. myself
  3. me
  4. I
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Correct answer:

  1. I

Explanation: I is a subject pronoun used in the compound subject.

Question 23

Choose the correct pronoun: 'The teacher gave the worksheet to ___.'

  1. his
  2. him
  3. hisself
  4. he
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Correct answer:

  1. him

Explanation: The preposition to takes the object form him.

Question 24

Choose the correct reflexive pronoun: 'We checked the calculations ___.'

  1. ourselves
  2. our
  3. usself
  4. ourself
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Correct answer:

  1. ourselves

Explanation: Ourselves refers back to the plural subject we.

Question 25

Choose the correct word: 'The student ___ essay won the award was absent.'

  1. whom
  2. who's
  3. which
  4. whose
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Correct answer:

  1. whose

Explanation: Whose indicates possession of the essay.

Question 26

Choose the correct word: 'Please verify ___ telephone number.'

  1. your
  2. yours
  3. you
  4. you're
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Correct answer:

  1. your

Explanation: Your is a possessive determiner before the noun phrase telephone number.

Question 27

Choose the correct possessive pronoun: 'Those seats belong to the visitors; the seats are ___.'

  1. they're
  2. their
  3. their's
  4. theirs
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Correct answer:

  1. theirs

Explanation: Theirs stands alone and has no apostrophe.

Question 28

Choose the correct plural noun: 'Several ___ were studied in the laboratory.'

  1. viruses
  2. viruse
  3. viruss
  4. virus's
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Correct answer:

  1. viruses

Explanation: Viruses is the standard plural of virus; an apostrophe does not form it.

Question 29

Choose the possessive form: 'This is one ___ identification card.'

  1. person
  2. persons'
  3. persons
  4. person's
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Correct answer:

  1. person's

Explanation: One person is singular, so its possessive is person's.

Question 30

Choose the possessive form: 'The belongings of several people are the ___ belongings.'

  1. people
  2. peoples'
  3. peoples
  4. people's
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Correct answer:

  1. people's

Explanation: People is an irregular plural without a final s and takes apostrophe plus s for possession.

Question 31

Which sentence correctly uses a colon?

  1. The folder holds: a receipt and a letter.
  2. The folder holds two documents: a receipt and a letter.
  3. The folder holds two documents a receipt: and a letter.
  4. The folder holds two: documents a receipt and a letter.
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Correct answer:

  1. The folder holds two documents: a receipt and a letter.

Explanation: The colon follows a complete clause and introduces the list explaining two documents.

Question 32

Which sentence correctly punctuates an introductory clause?

  1. If you need assistance, press the call button.
  2. If, you need assistance press the call button.
  3. If you need, assistance press the call button.
  4. If you need assistance press, the call button.
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Correct answer:

  1. If you need assistance, press the call button.

Explanation: The comma separates the complete introductory if-clause from the main clause.

Question 33

Which sentence correctly connects independent clauses with therefore?

  1. The door was locked therefore; we used the side entrance.
  2. The door was locked, therefore, we used the side entrance.
  3. The door was locked; therefore, we used the side entrance.
  4. The door was locked; therefore we, used the side entrance.
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Correct answer:

  1. The door was locked; therefore, we used the side entrance.

Explanation: Use a semicolon before therefore and a comma after it.

Question 34

Which sentence correctly forms an indirect question?

  1. He asked why had the appointment been canceled.
  2. He asked why the appointment had cancel.
  3. He asked why the appointment had been canceled.
  4. He asked why did the appointment had been canceled.
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Correct answer:

  1. He asked why the appointment had been canceled.

Explanation: The indirect question uses statement order and the passive perfect phrase had been canceled.

Question 35

Which revision corrects the fragment 'Because the instructions were unclear'?

  1. Because the instructions unclear.
  2. Because the unclear instructions.
  3. Because the instructions were unclear, I asked a question.
  4. Because the instructions were very unclear.
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Correct answer:

  1. Because the instructions were unclear, I asked a question.

Explanation: A because clause needs an independent clause to form a complete sentence.

Question 36

Which revision fixes a dangling modifier? 'After reviewing the results, the conclusion seemed obvious.'

  1. After reviewing the results, the results supported a conclusion.
  2. After reviewing the results, the obvious conclusion remained.
  3. After reviewing the results, there was a conclusion.
  4. After reviewing the results, the researcher found the conclusion obvious.
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Correct answer:

  1. After reviewing the results, the researcher found the conclusion obvious.

Explanation: The person reviewing must be the subject following the introductory modifier.

Question 37

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

  1. The workshop teaches listening, to observe, and documenting.
  2. The workshop teaches listening, observing, and documenting.
  3. The workshop teaches listening, observing, and to document.
  4. The workshop teaches to listen, observing, and documenting.
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Correct answer:

  1. The workshop teaches listening, observing, and documenting.

Explanation: The three activities have matching -ing forms.

Question 38

Which revision removes unnecessary repetition from 'They assembled together in the lobby'?

  1. They assembled together jointly in the lobby.
  2. They assembled together with each other in the lobby.
  3. They assembled all together together in the lobby.
  4. They assembled in the lobby.
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Correct answer:

  1. They assembled in the lobby.

Explanation: Assembled already expresses coming together in this context.

Question 39

Choose the correct word: 'The explanation sounds ___.'

  1. reasonably
  2. reasonableness
  3. reasonable
  4. reasonablely
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Correct answer:

  1. reasonable

Explanation: Sounds is a linking verb here, so an adjective describes explanation.

Question 40

Which sentence uses early as an adverb?

  1. An early start helped us.
  2. The visitors arrived early.
  3. The early visitors waited.
  4. The early appointment was canceled.
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Correct answer:

  1. The visitors arrived early.

Explanation: Early modifies the action arrived in the first sentence; it modifies nouns in the others.

Question 41

Choose the correct comparative: 'The second team performed ___ than the first.'

  1. more worse
  2. most worst
  3. worse
  4. worst
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Correct answer:

  1. worse

Explanation: Worse is the comparative of badly and is used with than.

Question 42

Choose the correct superlative: 'Of the three presentations, hers was the ___.'

  1. better
  2. best
  3. more better
  4. most better
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Correct answer:

  1. best

Explanation: Best is the superlative used when comparing all three presentations.

Question 43

Choose the correct word: 'The new schedule is as convenient ___ the old one.'

  1. then
  2. as
  3. that
  4. than
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Correct answer:

  1. as

Explanation: The equality comparison uses as ... as.

Question 44

Choose the correct word: 'We did not have ___ time to finish the exercise.'

  1. much
  2. many
  3. a few
  4. several
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Correct answer:

  1. much

Explanation: Much modifies the uncountable noun time.

Question 45

Choose the correct word: 'There were only a ___ empty seats.'

  1. less
  2. few
  3. little
  4. much
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Correct answer:

  1. few

Explanation: A few modifies plural countable nouns such as seats.

Question 46

Choose the word meaning 'entirely': 'The new instructions are ___ different.'

  1. all together
  2. all togethers
  3. altogether
  4. altogethers
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Correct answer:

  1. altogether

Explanation: Altogether means entirely, whereas all together describes a group.

Question 47

Choose the correct word: 'The assistant finished the checklist and ___ called the supervisor.'

  1. than
  2. then
  3. their
  4. there
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Correct answer:

  1. then

Explanation: Then indicates the next action in a sequence.

Question 48

Choose the correct word: 'The tutor will ___ you about study strategies.'

  1. advice
  2. advisement
  3. advise
  4. advices
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Correct answer:

  1. advise

Explanation: Advise is the verb needed after will.

Question 49

Choose the word meaning 'praise': 'The manager decided to ___ the staff on their work.'

  1. complimentary
  2. compliment
  3. complement
  4. complementary
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Correct answer:

  1. compliment

Explanation: Compliment is the verb meaning praise; complement means complete or match.

Question 50

Which word is the conjunction in 'We stayed because the task was unfinished'?

  1. stayed
  2. unfinished
  3. because
  4. task
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Correct answer:

  1. because

Explanation: Because introduces the dependent clause giving the reason.

Question 51

Which word is the preposition in 'The supplies were placed beneath the table'?

  1. beneath
  2. supplies
  3. placed
  4. were
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Correct answer:

  1. beneath

Explanation: Beneath introduces the phrase that gives location.

Question 52

Which word is the interjection in 'Wow, that was a difficult test!'?

  1. Wow
  2. that
  3. test
  4. difficult
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Correct answer:

  1. Wow

Explanation: Wow expresses a reaction and functions as an interjection.

Question 53

Which word is the predicate adjective in 'The room feels warm'?

  1. room
  2. The
  3. feels
  4. warm
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Correct answer:

  1. warm

Explanation: Warm describes the subject after the linking verb feels.

Question 54

Which sentence is in the active voice?

  1. The scanner is being repaired.
  2. The technician repaired the scanner.
  3. The scanner was repaired by the technician.
  4. The scanner has been repaired.
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Correct answer:

  1. The technician repaired the scanner.

Explanation: The subject technician performs the action repaired.

Question 55

Choose the correct verb form: 'The volunteer can ___ the visitors upstairs.'

  1. guiding
  2. guided
  3. guides
  4. guide
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Correct answer:

  1. guide

Explanation: A modal such as can is followed by a base verb.