HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test: a 120-question practice bank for the real Healthcare & Pharmacy Certification standard, 2 full papers of 55 questions each with no repeats, every question citing the real regulation it comes from.
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Every question in this bank cites a real source -- primarily HESI A2 Grammar | Parts of speech (17%) and HESI A2 Grammar | Subject-verb agreement (17%) of this exam's citations.
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Which word in the following sentence is an adverb? The nurse quietly closed the door to the patient's room.
A. quietly
B. patient's
C. door
D. closed
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: A. quietly
Correct. Quietly modifies the verb closed, telling how the action was done; words that modify verbs are adverbs.
B: Patient's is a possessive noun acting as a modifier of room.
C: Door is a noun, the direct object of closed.
D: Closed is the verb, the action of the sentence.
Source: HESI A2 Grammar | Parts of speech
Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? The medication cart is parked beside the nurses' station.
A. parked
B. beside
C. cart
D. station
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: B. beside
Correct. Beside shows the relationship of the cart to the station and begins the prepositional phrase beside the nurses' station.
A: Parked is the main verb (with is as a helping verb).
C: Cart is a noun, the subject of the sentence.
D: Station is a noun, the object of the preposition.
Source: HESI A2 Grammar | Parts of speech
Which word in the following sentence is a conjunction? The patient wanted to walk, but the physical therapist advised rest.
A. advised
B. rest
C. but
D. wanted
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: C. but
Correct. But is a coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses.
A: Advised is a verb.
B: Rest is a noun here, the object of advised.
D: Wanted is a verb.
Source: HESI A2 Grammar | Parts of speech
Which word in the following sentence is an adjective? The exhausted intern finally sat down for lunch.
A. finally
B. lunch
C. sat
D. exhausted
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: D. exhausted
Correct. Exhausted describes the noun intern, so it functions as an adjective.
A: Finally is an adverb modifying sat.
B: Lunch is a noun, the object of the preposition for.
C: Sat is the verb.
Source: HESI A2 Grammar | Parts of speech
Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun? After the shift, they reviewed the charts together.
A. they
B. reviewed
C. together
D. shift
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: A. they
Correct. They is a personal pronoun standing in for the people who reviewed the charts.
B: Reviewed is a verb.
C: Together is an adverb telling how they reviewed.
D: Shift is a noun.
Source: HESI A2 Grammar | Parts of speech
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the CertQuestUSA HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test practice test?
120 questions total, split into 2 full papers of 55 each with no repeats across papers.
What topics does the HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test test cover?
7 domains, with the heaviest weight on Parts Of Speech (17%), Sentence Structure (17%), and Subject Verb Agreement (17%).
Where do CertQuestUSA's HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test questions come from?
Primarily HESI A2 Grammar | Parts of speech (17%) and HESI A2 Grammar | Subject-verb agreement (17%) of this bank's citations -- computed directly from this exam's own question sources, not a generic description.
Is there a free diagnostic for HESI A2 Grammar Practice Test?
Yes -- 10 real questions across the exam's domains, no sign-up required, with a domain-by-domain breakdown at the end.
