ATI - HESI Grammar Practice Test 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The physician asked ____ to review the patient's chart before rounds.
- her and I
- she and I
- her and me (Correct answer)
- she and me
Correct answer: her and me
'Her and me' is correct because both pronouns are objects of the verb 'asked.' Use object pronouns (me, her, him) when the pronoun receives the action. You can test this by removing one pronoun: 'asked her' and 'asked me' both sound correct.
Question 2: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- The team of nurses are updating their records.
- The team of nurses is updating its records. (Correct answer)
- The team of nurses are updating its records.
- The team of nurses is updating their records.
Correct answer: The team of nurses is updating its records.
'Team' is a collective noun treated as a singular unit, so it takes the singular verb 'is' and the singular pronoun 'its.' When a collective noun acts as one unified body, use singular verbs and pronouns.
Question 3: Select the correctly punctuated sentence:
- The patients chart was missing two pages.
- The patients' chart was missing two pages.
- The patient's chart was missing two pages. (Correct answer)
- The patients chart' was missing two pages.
Correct answer: The patient's chart was missing two pages.
When showing possession for a singular noun, place the apostrophe before the 's.' Since the chart belongs to one patient, 'patient's' is correct. 'Patients'' would indicate possession belonging to multiple patients.
Question 4: Which word is spelled correctly?
- accomodate
- accommodate (Correct answer)
- acommodate
- acomodate
Correct answer: accommodate
'Accommodate' is the correct spelling, containing double 'c' and double 'm.' It is one of the most commonly misspelled words in English. A memory trick: the word is large enough to accommodate two c's and two m's.
Question 5: Choose the correct verb form: Each of the nursing students ____ required to complete a clinical rotation.
- are
- were
- is (Correct answer)
- have been
Correct answer: is
'Each' is an indefinite pronoun that always takes a singular verb. Even when followed by a prepositional phrase like 'of the nursing students,' the verb must agree with 'each,' not 'students.' Therefore, 'is' is correct.
Question 6: Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?
- Running down the hallway, the nurse reached the patient in time.
- After reviewing the labs, the doctor ordered a new medication.
- Exhausted from the long shift, the break room offered some relief. (Correct answer)
- Having finished her charting, she clocked out for the night.
Correct answer: Exhausted from the long shift, the break room offered some relief.
In 'Exhausted from the long shift, the break room offered some relief,' the modifier 'exhausted from the long shift' incorrectly modifies 'break room' rather than a person. A break room cannot be exhausted. The sentence should read: 'Exhausted from the long shift, she found some relief in the break room.'
ATI - HESI Grammar Practice Test 1
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The physician asked ____ to review the patient's chart before rounds.