HESI Exam Questions and Answers
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Predicate Correct Answer-The part of the sentence that contains the action word (verb) that tells us
what the subject is or does
Pronouns Correct Answer-He, she, and t
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HESI Exam Questions and Answers
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Predicate Correct Answer-The part of the sentence that contains the action word (verb) that tells us
what the subject is or does
Pronouns Correct Answer-He, she, and they are examples of...?
Adverbs Correct Answer--They provide more details in a sentence and modify verbs, adjectives, or other
adverbs, but not nouns.
-They tell you when or how something happened or how something looks or feels.
- Many end in -ly and one is the word not
Ex. Mrs. Cooper's car accident REGRETTABLY left her with multiple abrasions, and she felt MISERABLE.
Phrases Correct Answer-A sentence that lacks a subject and a verb.
For example:
from that night
among the girls
around the bush
Prepositional Phrases Correct Answer-A sentence part that lacks a subject or verb and contains
prepositions Prepositions are words that introduce information to the reader. This information can
include where something takes place (such as 'at' the store), when or why something takes place (such
as 'before' dinner), or general descriptive information (such as the girl 'with' the cool tattoo).
For example:
- to the store
- in the street
- on the roof
- at the hospital
- with a stethoscope
Participle Phrase Correct Answer-A part of a sentence that contains a verb and a participle. When it
introduces and modifies a sentence, it's separated from the rest of a sentence by a comma.
i.e. Pleased by the doctor's complimentary words, the nurse smiled.
Clause Correct Answer-A sentence part that contains a subject and a verb.
Independent Clause Correct Answer-It can stand on its own as a sentence; it has a subject and a verb
and makes a complete thought.
Dependent Clause Correct Answer-A part of a sentence that depends on other words to be added to it
to make sense. It CANNOT stand on its own because it does not form a complete thought.
For example,
-Until the third shift comes on duty
-Because she missed punching in by 15 minutes
-Whenever the fire alarm went off in the hospital.
Adverbial clause Correct Answer-A dependent clause that modifies an a verb and can be placed at the
beginning or end of a sentence.
i.e. Whenever the doctor operates, he leaves VIRTUALLY no scar.
Adjectival Clause Correct Answer-The dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun.
i.e. The only nurse on the shift who is not from New York is Angelina
"who is not from New York," modifies nurse
Noun Clause Correct Answer-A sentence part that contai
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