Hesi Grammar Practice* (Test) Questions and Correct Solutions| Graded A+

d - 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 b - Which of the following senteces 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. c - 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 a - Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? a. She drove much farther than I did. b. The campus is further up the road. c. I will have to consider farther before making a decision. d. The hospital was further away than he thought. d - Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. He thought it was _________ than 3 miles to the hospital. a. further b. fewer c. bigger d. less a - 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 c - Which word from the following sentence is a noun? The bird flew acoss the blue sky. a. across b. flew c. bird d. blue b - Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction? The little girl wanted a cookie, but she didn't take one. a. little b. but c. take d. the c - Which word in the following sentence is a direct object? The nurse helped the patient with the medication. a. helped b. nurse c. patient d. medication d - 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 a - Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? a. Walking home from class, the students watched the snow begin to fall. b. Walking home from class, the snow began falling on the students. c. Walking home from class, snow fell on the students. d. Walking home from class, the students watched the snow fell. b - 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 a - 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. b - 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 c - Select the best word or words for the blank in the following sentence. The nurses, except for Henry, _______ in the conference room. a. waits b. is waiting c. are waiting d. was waiting a - Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. Not only the students but also the professor ________ stunned by the test results. a. was b. were c. are d. be b - Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? The university lost power during the storm. a. lost b. during c. power d. the c - Which word or phrase in the following sentence is the predicate? Everyone who attended the concert heard the conductor's announcement. a. the conductor's announcement b. everyone c. heard the conductor's announcement d. who attended d - The following sentence contains which type of phrase? The patient was fit as a fiddle. A. sexist language b. profanity c. euphemism d. cliche c - Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. The pack of wolves _________ running through the forest. a. are b. were c. is d. be b - Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? a. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish chemistry, and biology. b. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish, chemistry, and biology. c. THis semester I am taking classes in Spanish chemistry and biology. d. This semester I am taking classes in Spanish, chemistry and biology d - Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? a. The room was filled with the perfume of flowers (e.g., plant blossoms). b. The room was filled with the perfume (e.g., scent) of flowers. c. The room (e.g., enclosed space) was filled with the perfume of flowers. d. The room was filled with the perfume of flowers (e.g., roses, lilies, and irises).