Exam 5: HESI-A2-Grammar

Select the best word or phrase for the blank in the following sentence. In 1950, the town _____ a population of five thousand.

Which word or phrase in the following sentence is a predicate adjective? The view from the house is incredible.

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. We forgot the ______ coats in the car, they must be freezing.

Select the best word or phrase for the blank in the following sentence. Last Christmas, my daughter ______ a computer and this year she′s asking for a new smartphone.

Which word or phrase in the following sentence is the dependent clause? I invited Shirley to the party, but she couldn′t make it.

Which word or phrase in the following sentence is a direct object? Sarah realized she didn′t know much about engines.

Select the best word or words for the blank in the following sentence. John, despite his children′s opinion, _____ going to sell the house they all grew in.

Select the correct word(s) for the blank in the following sentence. Ana′s hair is ________ than her sister′s, who uses hair curlers every night.

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The ­­­__________ was a formative decade for the United States that saw a rise in political activism.

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. A considerable _______ of customers have complained about the music being too loud.

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence. This decision will ______ our working relationship, but I hope we can remain friends.

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. The Great Gatsby is one of the most important books from the ______.

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? And without farther delay, I present you to one of the greatest experts on financial markets, Mrs. Patel!

Select the best word or phrase for the blank in the following sentence. We went shopping yesterday and Joan ______ several dresses on, but she didn′t buy any of them.

Select the best words for the blanks in the following sentence. I′ve been _____ biology for over five years and my students never _____ the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? She took Henry to our wedding, but I haven′t seen them together since then.

Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. You already paid Jim 100$, but you still owe ____ another hundred.

Select the best word or words for the blank in the following sentence. The Emperor′s army ______ winning the battle.

Select the best word or words for the blank in the following sentence. Not only my husband but also my own children ________ me of theft.

Select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. Clara and Greg have been friends since _____ met.