Grammar Hesi

Question 1

Punctuation marks

Answer 1

…

Question 2

Period

Answer 2

used to end sentences
ex. I hope everyone watching this passes the Hesi A2 exam

Question 3

Question mark

Answer 3

used to end a question
ex. why do you want to be a nurse

Question 4

exclamation mark

Answer 4

used to end sentences and express emotion
ex. Nursing school is so hard

Question 5

Comma

Answer 5

used to join to independent clauses usually with a conjunction, separates in a list and setting apart phrases
ex. Shai, Joyce, Elon and Ryan graduated together

Question 6

Colon

Answer 6

used for introducing a list or definition
ex. Bacteria: single celled, microscopic organism

Question 7

Semicolon

Answer 7

used to join together two independent clauses. Not used with conjunctions.
ex. I ordered school supplies from amazon; it is so easy

Question 8

Apostrophe

Answer 8

used to form contractions and to show possessions
ex. the patient’s doctor is on line 3.

Question 9

Quotation mark

Answer 9

used to indicate a quote
Ex. Martin Luther King junior said “ I had a dream”

Question 10

Parenthesis

Answer 10

used to offer extra information
ex. So lived in SoCal ( southern california) for several years