HESI A2 Workbook ELA: Grammar Exam 1

C. JFK said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Quotation marks enclose words or sentences that someone else said or wrote. See Lesson: Punctuation.

D. new york, los angeles, and chicago. All names of cities should be capitalized. See Lesson: Capitalization.

A. on and wednesdays. The first word of the sentence and all days of the week need to be capitalized. Month and exterminator are general terms and do not need to be capitalized. See Lesson: Capitalization.

B. Criticism is the only correct spelling. See Lesson: Spelling.

C. The dog is the direct object of the verb walk. See Lesson: Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.

D. The noun is uncle. See Lesson: Nouns.

C. Late is an adjective that describes the noun flight. See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs.

C. No, I am not leaving yet. Commas are used after yes or no. See Lesson: Punctuation. 

D. Pearl S. Buck is the subject of this sentence. See Lesson: Nouns.

B. Business is the only correct spelling. See Lesson: Spelling.

D. We are looking for a possessive pronoun. Whose is a relative pronoun and can only be used to show possession when the sentence is a question. See Lesson: Pronouns.

B. A subject pronoun must be used. See Lesson: Pronouns.

C. Children is a plural noun. See Lesson: Nouns.

C. And is a conjunction. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions.

D. Commitment is the only one spelled correctly. See Lesson: Spelling.

C. This option would make the sentence a compound sentence. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

C. People do not exercise as much as they should. It is independent because it has a subject, verb, and expresses a complete thought. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

C. Red is an adjective that describes the noun roses. See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs.

B. The adjective great describes time. See Lesson: Modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers.

A. Yikes is an interjection. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions.

D. The road is a direct object of the verb cross. See Lesson: Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.

A. Wait! Exclamation points are placed at the end of a sentence and indicate strong feelings, shouting, or emphasis. See Lesson: Punctuation.

D. Health is an abstract noun; it does not physically exist. See Lesson: Nouns. 

B. The couple went on a stroll through the park. It is independent because it has a subject, verb, and expresses a complete thought. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

C. At is a preposition. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions.

A. When I lived in New York City. It is dependent because it does not express a complete thought and relies on the independent clause. The word “when” also signifies the beginning of a dependent clause. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

D. Yours is a possessive pronoun. See Lesson: Pronouns.

A. Argument is the only correct spelling. See Lesson: Spelling.

D. Closely is a modifier; it is an adverb that describes following. See Lesson: Modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers.

C. Rises is a verb. See Lesson: Verbs and Verb Tenses.

A. Ran is the main verb, and there is not a helping verb in this sentence. See Lesson: Verbs and Verb Tenses.

C. The verb honor must agree with the subject Americans. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.

D.Talented is an adjective that describes the noun gymnast.See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs

D. Candles is the direct object of the verb held. See Lesson: Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.

D. december, she, and christmas. All months and holidays are capitalized. She is the beginning of a sentence and needs to be capitalized. See Lesson: Capitalization.

C. The automobile and the personal computer are both singular subjects connected by or, so they take a singular verb form. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement. 

A. It was good, wasn’t it? Commas are used before question tags. See Lesson: Punctuation.

A. Black is a modifier; it is an adjective that describes dog. See Lesson: Modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers.

A. While her kids swam in the pool. It is dependent because it does not express a complete thought and relies on the independent clause. The word “while” also signifies the beginning of a dependent clause. See Lesson: Types of Clauses.

B. The word its is the possessive for it. It is not a verb. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.

B. The verb wants has the subject she. See Lesson: Subject and Verb Agreement.

A. It is a pronoun, not a preposition. See Lesson: Conjunctions and Prepositions. 

D. she, do, and indian. She is at the beginning of the sentence and needs to be capitalized. Do is at the beginning of a quoted sentence and also needs to be capitalized. Nationalities such as Indian should always be capitalized.See Lesson: Capitalization.

D. This sentence correctly fixes the run-on sentence. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

D. So is an adverb that describes the adjective upsetting. See Lesson: Adjectives and Adverbs.

B. Woman is not a modifier. See Lesson: Modifiers, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers.

A. The subordinate conjunction “since” combines the sentences and puts the focus on the people relocating to save money. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

B. Were grabbing is past progressive, and broke is simple past.See Lesson: Verbs and Verb Tenses.

D. The subordinate conjunction “because” combines the sentences and puts the focus on Tony preparing for his job interview. See Lesson: Types of Sentences.

C. The moon is the object of the preposition on. See Lesson: Direct Objects and Indirect Objects.