Grammar and English usage rules tested on the HESI A2 Grammar section.
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- What is a noun?
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A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.- What is a verb?
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A word that shows action or a state of being.- What is an adjective?
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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.- What is an adverb?
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A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.- What is a pronoun?
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A word that takes the place of a noun.- What is a preposition?
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A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.- What is a conjunction?
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A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.- What is an interjection?
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A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion, often followed by an exclamation point.- What is the basic rule of subject-verb agreement?
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A singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb.- Each of the students ____ a book.
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has- Do compound subjects joined by "and" usually take a plural verb?
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Yes, subjects joined by "and" are treated as plural.- When a subject is joined by "or" or "nor," which noun does the verb agree with?
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The noun closest to the verb.- What is an antecedent?
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The noun that a pronoun refers to.- What is the rule for pronoun-antecedent agreement?
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A pronoun must match its antecedent in number and gender.- Every student must bring ____ own pencil.
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his or her
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