HESI Grammar Section Challenges

This video tutorial provides a comprehensive review of grammar topics for the HESI exam. It covers common challenges such as the correct usage of 'good' and 'well', identifying direct and indirect objects, and strategies for fill-in-the-blank questions. The tutorial also explains rules for capitalization, sentence structure, and the use of dependent and independent clauses. Additionally, it offers guidance on apostrophe usage in possessives and the distinction between 'who' and 'whom'. The video aims to prepare students for the types of questions they may encounter on the HESI exam.

What is one of the main challenges faced in the HESI grammar section?

• Writing essays

• Memorizing grammar rules

• Interpreting the question format

• Understanding complex vocabulary

Which sentence uses 'good' correctly?

• She performed good in competition.

• John plays piano good.

• Mark knows Tyler very good.

• Tina is good at math.

In the sentence 'Mary kicked the soccer ball to Mark in the field', what is the direct object?

• Mary

• Mark

• The soccer ball

• The field

Fill in the blank: I wish I had ___ it was John's birthday.

• knew

• no's

• known

• know

Which sentence correctly capitalizes 'north'?

• The North is a direction.

• My brother lives in the North.

• Go North for 10 miles.

• I want to ski the trails North of Aspen.

Which phrase is the dependent clause in the sentence: 'While working at the shoe store, Jane's car was stolen'?

• Jane's car was stolen

• While working at the shoe store

• Jane's car

• At the shoe store

How should you write the possessive form of 'Jones' when referring to their house?

• Jones's'

• Jones

• Jones'

• Jones's

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: 'My best friend and ___ saw a concert in the park'?

• I

• myself

• mine

• me

Choose the correct word: 'I'm not sure for ___ this letter was intended.'

• who's

• who

• whom

• whose

Identify the incorrect word usage: 'Marie, an asthma sufferer, become short of breath after a jog.'

• breath

• become

• asthma

• Marie