HESI Grammar Practice Test

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

The alarm needs to be loud enough for all patients to ___.

Select the word that best completes the following sentence.

Cassie was ___ about the water cycle in fourth grade.

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

Quinten ___ up five minutes after his alarm was supposed to go off.

Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun?

Kalica wasn’t sure if she was sick or just hadn’t gotten enough sleep.

Which of the following sentences is declarative?

Which word in the following sentence is not used correctly?

Leena sat among her parents since she couldn’t find any of her friends sitting in the crowd.

Which word in the following sentence is used incorrectly?

It was her poorly academic performance that had the biggest effect on her mental health.

Which word in the following sentence is a verb?

The job offer was so good, I couldn’t possibly refuse.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Which word in the sentence is used incorrectly?

I was not sure who’s child could have been so bad as to color on the walls.

Select the best word or phrase for the blank in the following sentence.

Oftentimes, the winner of a football game is the team with _____ penalties.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

I heard Xander ____ a rare, first edition copy of Leaves of Grass.

What is the predicate of the following sentence?

Larissa felt refreshed after her workout.

Which of the following sentences is imperative?

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

It was ____ who forgot to refill the hand sanitizer dispenser.

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

Jessica needs to ___ down.

Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Select the best word to complete the following sentence.

The pharmacy technician wanted to ____ her career in the medical industry by going to pharmacy school.

Which word in the following sentence is a noun?

Although the accident looked ugly, it appeared no one was severely injured.

Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

The student performed ____ on his midterm exam.

Which of the following sentences is interrogative?

Which word in the following sentence is an adjective?

Hassan was the school math whiz, but he could also write beautiful poetry.

Which word or phrase in the following sentence is a subordinating conjunction?

The employees still enjoyed the company retreat even though it rained.

Which word in the following sentence is used incorrectly?

Tricia’s parents weren’t sure whom was teaching Tricia to play the piano so well.

Which of the following sentences contains a predicate nominative?

Which word in the following sentence is an interjection?

Uh-oh, it looks like Annabelle is interrupting every conversation with her opinions again.

Select the sentence that is grammatically incorrect.

Select the word that best completes the following sentence.

Give two cookies to ____ donates a pint of blood.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

In the following sentence, which is the dependent clause?

As soon as your lunch break is over, head to room 12.

Which word in the following sentence is grammatically incorrect?

Neither Jeremiah nor Yousef have seen a dermatologist about the effects of psoriasis.

Which word in the sentence is used incorrectly?

It took less then seven minutes for the ambulance to arrive on the scene.

Select the best words for the blanks in the following sentence.

Roger ____ assist the patients _____ want help getting to and from the bathroom.

Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct.

Sonya ___ have wanted family to bring her favorite meal if the hospital had allowed outside food.

Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence?

The amount of people still in the waiting room is inexcusable.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Select the word that best completes the following sentence.

The confused patient wasn’t sure whose clothes she was wearing, but I assured her they were _____.

Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Which word in the following sentence is a preposition?

The first hour of her shift was exhausting.

Which word is an adverb in the following sentence?

She runs often to keep her heart healthy and strong.

What is the independent clause of the following sentence?

Despite the danger of the icy roads, Melanie arrived on time.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Which word in the following sentence is the indirect object?

I threw the ball across the park to my dog.

What is the direct object of the following sentence?

When requested, the assistant handed the surgeon the scalpel.

Select the abbreviation that best completes the following sentence.

Those a part of Generation X ( ___ those born between 1965 and 1980) are particularly concerned about cardiovascular disease.

Which of the following sentences contains a predicate adjective?

Select the word not used correctly in the following sentence.

Vivian could always be found between the plants of her flourishing garden.