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Hesi A2 Grammar Set 7

Question 1 of 55

Choose the correct completion: 'The student enjoys ___ medical articles.'

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Hesi A2 Grammar Set 7 Practice Questions

Review these Hesi A2 Grammar Set 7 nursing practice questions with answer choices and explanations.

Question 1

Choose the correct completion: 'The student enjoys ___ medical articles.'

  1. to read
  2. read
  3. reads
  4. reading
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Correct answer:

  1. reading

Explanation: Enjoy normally takes an -ing complement rather than a to-infinitive.

Question 2

Choose the correct completion: 'The patient refused ___ the unsigned form.'

  1. accept
  2. accepting
  3. accepted
  4. to accept
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Correct answer:

  1. to accept

Explanation: Refuse is followed by a to-infinitive in this construction.

Question 3

Choose the correct completion: 'The receptionist reminded me ___ my identification.'

  1. bring
  2. brought
  3. to bring
  4. bringing
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Correct answer:

  1. to bring

Explanation: Remind takes an object followed by a to-infinitive.

Question 4

Choose the correct completion: 'We look forward to ___ the new instructor.'

  1. met
  2. meeting
  3. meets
  4. meet
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Correct answer:

  1. meeting

Explanation: To is a preposition in look forward to, so it is followed by an -ing form.

Question 5

Choose the correct completion: 'The assistant suggested ___ the checklist again.'

  1. reviewing
  2. review
  3. reviews
  4. to review
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Correct answer:

  1. reviewing

Explanation: Suggest can take an -ing complement, but not this to-infinitive construction.

Question 6

Which sentence clearly means that Leah stopped her other activity in order to rest?

  1. Leah stopped her rest.
  2. Leah stopped resting.
  3. Leah stopped to rest.
  4. Leah stopped all resting.
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Correct answer:

  1. Leah stopped to rest.

Explanation: Stop to rest expresses a pause for a purpose; stop resting means end the resting activity.

Question 7

Which sentence means the speaker did not fail to lock the office before leaving?

  1. I forgot to lock the office.
  2. I remembered to lock the office.
  3. I remembered that I never locked the office.
  4. I remembered locking the office years ago.
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Correct answer:

  1. I remembered to lock the office.

Explanation: Remember to do something means recall the need and perform the action.

Question 8

Choose the correct verb: 'If the weather improves tomorrow, we ___ outside.'

  1. would have met
  2. had met
  3. will meet
  4. have meeting
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Correct answer:

  1. will meet

Explanation: A likely future condition commonly uses the present in the if-clause and will in the result clause.

Question 9

Choose the correct phrase: 'If I had more free time, I ___ another course.'

  1. will have took
  2. would taken
  3. would take
  4. had taking
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Correct answer:

  1. would take

Explanation: An unreal present condition takes would plus the base verb in its result clause.

Question 10

Choose the correct phrase: 'If she had checked the label, she ___ the error.'

  1. would have noticed
  2. had noticing
  3. would have notice
  4. will notice yesterday
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Correct answer:

  1. would have noticed

Explanation: An unreal past result uses would have plus a past participle.

Question 11

Which sentence expresses a general cause-and-result relationship correctly?

  1. If water freeze, it expands.
  2. If water freezes, it expands.
  3. If water freezes, it expand.
  4. If water freezing, it expands.
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Correct answer:

  1. If water freezes, it expands.

Explanation: A general condition uses present-tense verbs with correct singular agreement.

Question 12

Choose the word that preserves the meaning 'We will leave only if the rain stops': 'We will not leave ___ the rain stops.'

  1. despite
  2. although
  3. because of
  4. unless
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Correct answer:

  1. unless

Explanation: Unless introduces the condition that must occur for the negative statement to change.

Question 13

Choose the correct phrase: 'The examination was postponed ___ the building was closed.'

  1. because of
  2. despite
  3. due to
  4. because
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Correct answer:

  1. because

Explanation: Because introduces a clause containing a subject and verb.

Question 14

Choose the correct phrase: 'The examination was postponed ___ the closure.'

  1. although
  2. because
  3. because of
  4. even though
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Correct answer:

  1. because of

Explanation: Because of introduces a noun phrase rather than a complete clause.

Question 15

Choose the correct word: '___ she was tired, she completed the assignment.'

  1. Although
  2. Because of
  3. During
  4. Despite
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Correct answer:

  1. Although

Explanation: Although introduces the clause she was tired and expresses contrast.

Question 16

Choose the correct word: '___ the delay, the visitors remained calm.'

  1. Although
  2. Despite
  3. Because that
  4. Even though
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Correct answer:

  1. Despite

Explanation: Despite is followed by the noun phrase the delay.

Question 17

Choose the correct verb: 'The number of students in the class ___ increasing.'

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

  1. is

Explanation: The number is a singular subject meaning one count or total.

Question 18

Choose the correct verb: 'A number of students ___ absent today.'

  1. is
  2. has been
  3. was
  4. are
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Correct answer:

  1. are

Explanation: A number of means several, so it takes a plural verb here.

Question 19

Choose the correct verb: 'Neither the clerk nor the nurses ___ the revised schedule.'

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

  1. have received

Explanation: With neither ... nor, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject nurses.

Question 20

Choose the correct verb: 'Neither the nurses nor the clerk ___ the revised schedule.'

  1. are received
  2. have received
  3. were received
  4. has received
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Correct answer:

  1. has received

Explanation: The nearer subject clerk is singular, so it takes has received.

Question 21

Choose the correct verb: 'Every folder and every envelope ___ a label.'

  1. needing
  2. have need
  3. needs
  4. need
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Correct answer:

  1. needs

Explanation: Repeated every treats the coordinated items individually and takes singular agreement.

Question 22

Choose the correct verb: 'The contents of the box ___ fragile.'

  1. are
  2. was
  3. is
  4. has been
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Correct answer:

  1. are

Explanation: Contents is the plural head of the subject; box is inside a modifying phrase.

Question 23

Choose the correct verb: 'The quality of these reports ___ excellent.'

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

  1. is

Explanation: Quality is the singular subject, regardless of plural reports in the of phrase.

Question 24

Choose the correct word: 'The visitor ___ bag was missing contacted reception.'

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

  1. whose

Explanation: Whose shows possession and modifies bag.

Question 25

Choose the correct word: '___ responsible for returning the keys?'

  1. Whom
  2. Who's
  3. Who
  4. Whose
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Correct answer:

  1. Who's

Explanation: Who's means who is and supplies the verb required before responsible.

Question 26

Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The technician ___ I hired has arrived.'

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

  1. whom

Explanation: Whom serves as the object of hired in formal English.

Question 27

Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The machine ___ stopped working has been replaced.'

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

  1. that

Explanation: That can introduce a restrictive relative clause referring to a thing.

Question 28

Which sentence avoids a vague pronoun reference?

  1. After the scanner jammed, the assistant restarted the scanner.
  2. The scanner jammed beside the printer, and it was restarted.
  3. After the scanner jammed beside the printer, the assistant restarted it.
  4. The scanner was beside the printer when it stopped, and the assistant restarted it.
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Correct answer:

  1. After the scanner jammed, the assistant restarted the scanner.

Explanation: Repeating scanner identifies what was restarted rather than leaving it open to interpretation.

Question 29

Choose the correct comparative: 'This route is ___ than the highway.'

  1. more safer
  2. safest
  3. safer
  4. most safe
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Correct answer:

  1. safer

Explanation: Safer is the comparative; adding more creates an unnecessary double comparative.

Question 30

Choose the correct superlative: 'Of all five candidates, Mina was the ___ prepared.'

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

  1. best

Explanation: Best is the superlative of well or good used for comparison across the group.

Question 31

Which sentence avoids comparing one person with a group that includes that person?

  1. Rita is taller than every student in her class.
  2. Rita is taller than herself and her classmates.
  3. Rita is taller than all students including herself.
  4. Rita is taller than every other student in her class.
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Correct answer:

  1. Rita is taller than every other student in her class.

Explanation: Other excludes Rita from the group against which she is compared.

Question 32

Choose the correct completion: 'Of the two explanations, this is the ___ one.'

  1. clearer
  2. more clearest
  3. most clearest
  4. clearest
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Correct answer:

  1. clearer

Explanation: The comparative clearer is appropriate for comparing two explanations.

Question 33

Choose the correct phrase: 'The lecture was ___ interesting that I took several pages of notes.'

  1. many
  2. too much
  3. so
  4. such
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Correct answer:

  1. so

Explanation: So modifies the adjective interesting in the so ... that construction.

Question 34

Choose the correct phrase: 'It was ___ an interesting lecture that I stayed afterward.'

  1. such
  2. too
  3. very
  4. so
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Correct answer:

  1. such

Explanation: Such precedes an adjective plus noun phrase in the such ... that construction.

Question 35

Which sentence correctly uses enough?

  1. The writing is enough clear to read.
  2. The writing is clear enough to read.
  3. The writing is clear to enough read.
  4. The writing is enough to clear read.
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Correct answer:

  1. The writing is clear enough to read.

Explanation: Enough follows the adjective it modifies.

Question 36

Choose the correct phrase: 'The bag is too heavy ___.'

  1. carrying
  2. carry
  3. to carry
  4. carried
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Correct answer:

  1. to carry

Explanation: Too plus an adjective can be followed by a to-infinitive showing the resulting limitation.

Question 37

Which sentence correctly punctuates a tag question?

  1. The office opens, at nine doesn't it?
  2. The office opens at nine doesn't it.
  3. The office opens at nine, doesn't it?
  4. The office opens at nine; doesn't it.
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Correct answer:

  1. The office opens at nine, doesn't it?

Explanation: A comma separates the statement from the tag, and the full sentence ends with a question mark.

Question 38

Choose the correct question tag: 'The visitors are waiting, ___?'

  1. aren't it
  2. aren't they
  3. isn't they
  4. don't they
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Correct answer:

  1. aren't they

Explanation: The tag matches plural they and the auxiliary are, with reversed polarity.

Question 39

Choose the correct question tag: 'The nurse checked the form, ___?'

  1. didn't she
  2. doesn't she
  3. wasn't she
  4. hasn't she
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Correct answer:

  1. didn't she

Explanation: The simple past checked takes did in the question tag.

Question 40

Choose the correct sentence for reporting yesterday's words 'I am tired' as a past report.

  1. She said that she be tired.
  2. She said that she were tired.
  3. She said that was she tired.
  4. She said that she was tired.
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Correct answer:

  1. She said that she was tired.

Explanation: Was correctly backshifts am and agrees with she in the reported statement.

Question 41

Which sentence correctly reports a command?

  1. The supervisor told us to wait outside.
  2. The supervisor told us wait outside.
  3. The supervisor told us that to wait outside.
  4. The supervisor told us waiting outside.
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Correct answer:

  1. The supervisor told us to wait outside.

Explanation: Tell plus an object takes a to-infinitive when reporting a command.

Question 42

Which sentence correctly reports a negative command?

  1. The nurse told him not to move.
  2. The nurse told him to not moving.
  3. The nurse told him no to move.
  4. The nurse told him not move.
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Correct answer:

  1. The nurse told him not to move.

Explanation: A reported negative command uses not to plus the base verb.

Question 43

Which sentence correctly punctuates a nonessential interruption?

  1. The report however, was incomplete.
  2. The report, however, was incomplete.
  3. The report; however was incomplete.
  4. The report, however was incomplete.
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Correct answer:

  1. The report, however, was incomplete.

Explanation: An interrupting however within a clause is enclosed by commas.

Question 44

Which sentence correctly punctuates coordinate adjectives?

  1. It was a, long difficult examination.
  2. It was a long difficult, examination.
  3. It was a long, difficult, examination.
  4. It was a long, difficult examination.
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Correct answer:

  1. It was a long, difficult examination.

Explanation: A comma separates coordinate adjectives that independently modify the noun, but not the adjectives from the noun.

Question 45

Which sentence correctly avoids an unnecessary comma between subject and verb?

  1. The students in the first row, answered quickly.
  2. The students, in the first row answered quickly.
  3. The students in the first row answered quickly.
  4. The students in, the first row answered quickly.
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Correct answer:

  1. The students in the first row answered quickly.

Explanation: A comma should not separate this uninterrupted subject phrase from its verb.

Question 46

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen in a compound modifier before a noun?

  1. She completed a five-minutes-exercise.
  2. She completed a five-minute exercise.
  3. She completed a five-minutes exercise.
  4. She completed a five minute exercise.
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Correct answer:

  1. She completed a five-minute exercise.

Explanation: A number-unit compound before a noun uses a singular unit and a hyphen: five-minute.

Question 47

Which sentence correctly spells the comparative of happy?

  1. The child looked happier after resting.
  2. The child looked happyer after resting.
  3. The child looked more happier after resting.
  4. The child looked happiest than before.
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Correct answer:

  1. The child looked happier after resting.

Explanation: Happy changes its final y to i before adding -er.

Question 48

Choose the correct word: 'The class reviewed a basic ___ of sentence structure.'

  1. principality
  2. principle
  3. principal
  4. principally
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Correct answer:

  1. principle

Explanation: Principle names a rule or idea; principal has different meanings.

Question 49

Choose the correct word: 'I do not know ___ answer is correct.'

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

  1. which

Explanation: Which asks for a choice among alternatives; witch is a different noun.

Question 50

Choose the correct word: 'The pharmacy is open every day ___ Sunday.'

  1. accepted
  2. except
  3. accept
  4. accepting
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Correct answer:

  1. except

Explanation: Except excludes Sunday from the stated schedule.

Question 51

Which word is the linking verb in 'The new schedule seems reasonable'?

  1. reasonable
  2. new
  3. seems
  4. schedule
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Correct answer:

  1. seems

Explanation: Seems links the subject with the adjective reasonable rather than naming a direct action on an object.

Question 52

Which word is the predicate adjective in 'The hallway became quiet'?

  1. quiet
  2. hallway
  3. became
  4. The
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Correct answer:

  1. quiet

Explanation: Quiet describes the subject after the linking verb became.

Question 53

Which sentence contains an appositive that renames a noun?

  1. The answers were reviewed by Ms. Green.
  2. Our instructor reviewed the answers after class.
  3. Ms. Green reviewed the answers carefully.
  4. Ms. Green, our instructor, reviewed the answers.
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Correct answer:

  1. Ms. Green, our instructor, reviewed the answers.

Explanation: Our instructor renames Ms. Green and functions as an appositive.

Question 54

Which sentence correctly places the introductory modifier?

  1. Before signing the form, every instruction was read.
  2. Before signing the form, the pen was on the desk.
  3. Before signing the form, the applicant read every instruction.
  4. Before signing the form, the instructions seemed clear.
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Correct answer:

  1. Before signing the form, the applicant read every instruction.

Explanation: The applicant, who performs the signing, follows the introductory modifier.

Question 55

Which sentence keeps ask and the verb after 'rather than' in parallel base forms?

  1. He chose to ask for help rather than guessing.
  2. He chose to ask for help rather than a guess was made.
  3. He chose to ask for help rather than guessed.
  4. He chose to ask for help rather than guess.
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Correct answer:

  1. He chose to ask for help rather than guess.

Explanation: Ask and guess are parallel base verbs sharing the introductory to.