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HESI A2 – Grammar Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is a noun?✔✔A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a verb?✔✔A word that expresses an action or state of being
What is an adjective?✔✔A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
What is an adverb?✔✔A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb
What is the subject of a sentence?✔✔The person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about
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What is the predicate of a sentence?✔✔The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is
What is a simple sentence?✔✔A sentence that has one independent clause
What is a compound sentence?✔✔A sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction
What is a complex sentence?✔✔A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
What is a pronoun?✔✔A word that takes the place of a noun
What is the difference between "their," "there," and "they’re"?✔✔"Their" shows possession, "there" indicates a place, "they’re" is a contraction for "they are"
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What is an action verb?✔✔A verb that expresses a physical or mental action
What is a linking verb?✔✔A verb that connects the subject to a subject complement and shows a state of being
What is an infinitive?✔✔The base form of a verb usually preceded by "to"
What is a preposition?✔✔A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence
What is a conjunction?✔✔A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses
What is a fragment?✔✔An incomplete sentence missing a subject or verb or a complete thought 3 / 4
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What is a run-on sentence?✔✔Two or more independent clauses joined incorrectly without proper punctuation or conjunction
What is a comma splice?✔✔A type of run-on sentence where two independent clauses are joined only by a comma
What is the function of a semicolon?✔✔To join two independent clauses without a conjunction
What is a subject-verb agreement?✔✔When the subject and verb in a sentence agree in number (singular or plural)
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?✔✔A phrase is a group of words without a subject and verb; a clause has both a subject and a verb
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