Hesi Grammer

Question 1

Euphemism

Answer 1

a mild, indirect, or vague term that has been substituted for one that is considered harsh or offensive

Question 2

Among

Answer 2

show a relationship involving more than two persons or things being considered as a group

Question 3

Clause

Answer 3

a group of words that has a subject and a predicate

Question 3

Independent Clause

Answer 3

expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

Question 3

Number

Answer 3

referring to individual, countable units

Question 4

Coordinating Conjunctions

Answer 4

and, but, or, so , nor, for, yet

Question 4

Subject

Answer 4

a word, phrase, or clause tht names whom or what the sentence is about

Question 5

Interjection

Answer 5

a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation

Question 6

Direct Object

Answer 6

the person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb

Question 6

Fewer

Answer 6

things that can be counted or numbered, used with plural nouns

Question 6

e.g.

Answer 6

(for example)

Question 8

Abstract Noun

Answer 8

the name of a quality or a general idea (persistence, democracy)

Question 9

Correlative Conjunctions

Answer 9

work in pairs to join words or phrases (e.g. Neither the pharmacist nor her assistant could read the physician’s hand writing.)

Question 10

Collective Noun

Answer 10

represents a group of persons, animals, or things (family, flock, furniture)

Question 10

Predicate

Answer 10

the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject

Question 11

Predicate Adjective

Answer 11

an adjective that follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject

Question 11

Between

Answer 11

show a relationship involving two persons or things, to compare one person or thing with an entire group, or to compare more that two things in a group if each is considered individually.

Question 12

Personal Pronoun

Answer 12

a specific person, place, thing or idea, by indicating the person speaking (first person), the person or people spoken to (second person) or any other person, place, thing or idea being talked about (third person)

Question 13

Dependent Clause

Answer 13

does not express a complete thought and therefore cannot stand alone as a sentence

Question 15

Adverb

Answer 15

a word, phrase, or clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

Question 16

Phrase

Answer 16

a group of two or more words that act as a single part of speech in a sentence

Question 17

Run-On Sentence

Answer 17

when two or more complete sentence are written as though they were one sentence

Question 19

Conjunction

Answer 19

a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses

Question 20

Sentence

Answer 20

a group of words that expresses a complete thought

Question 22

Antecedent

Answer 22

the word or group of words to which a pronoun refers

Question 23

Lay

Answer 23

to put on or place

Question 25

Proper Noun

Answer 25

the official name of a person, place, or thing (Susan, Houston, Vanderbilt Hospital)

Question 26

Preposition

Answer 26

a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence

Question 27

Further

Answer 27

a figurative distance and means "to a greater degree"

Question 28

Less

Answer 28

degree or amount-things in bulk or the abstract, used with singular nouns

Question 29

Effect

Answer 29

result or outcome; to bring about or to accomplish

Question 30

Farther

Answer 30

a measurable distance

Question 31

Indirect Object

Answer 31

the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of the verb

Question 32

Predicate Nominative

Answer 32

a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and helps to explain the subject

Question 33

i.e.

Answer 33

(that is)

Question 34

Noun

Answer 34

a word or a group of words that names a person, place, thing, or idea

Question 35

Subject-Verb Agreement

Answer 35

a subject must agree with its verb in number

Question 37

Adjective

Answer 37

a word, phrase or clause that modifies a noun or pronoun, answers the questions: what kind, which one, how many, or how much

Question 38

Lie

Answer 38

to recline or rest

Question 39

Affect

Answer 39

to influence or change; an emotional response or disposition

Question 40

Pronoun

Answer 40

a word that takes the place of a noun, another pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun

Question 42

Verb

Answer 42

a word or phrase that is used to express an action or a state of being; present, past, and future

Question 43

Clichés

Answer 43

expressions or ideas that have lost their originality or impact over time because of excessive use

Question 44

Amount

Answer 44

referring to things in bulk

Question 45

Common Noun

Answer 45

the general, not the particular, name of a person, place, or thing (e.g. nurse, hospital, syringe)

Question 46

Possessive Pronoun

Answer 46

a form of personal pronoun that shows possession or ownership (does not contain an apostrophe)