About HESI A2 Grammar
The HESI A2 Grammar exam is a section of the HESI Admission Assessment (A2) designed to assess your proficiency in written and verbal communication. This section is crucial for healthcare professions where clear and concise communication is essential.
What to Expect on the HESI A2 Grammar Exam:
- Content Covered: The exam focuses on foundational grammar skills applicable to healthcare settings, including:
- Parts of Speech: Identifying and understanding the function of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
- Sentence Structure: Recognizing and constructing grammatically correct sentences, including subject-verb agreement, verb tense consistency, and proper sentence types (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory).
- Punctuation: Utilizing commas, semicolons, colons, periods, question marks, exclamation points, apostrophes, quotation marks, and parentheses correctly.
- Word Usage: Choosing the most appropriate words for specific contexts, including commonly confused words and proper capitalization rules.
- Number of Questions: There are typically 50 multiple-choice questions dedicated to Grammar on the A2 exam.
- Time Limit: The time limit for this section varies by institution administering the exam. Check with your program for specifics.
- Scoring: There’s no official pass/fail score for the HESI A2 itself. Schools set their own minimum score requirements for each section, including Grammar.