HESI English Practice Questions — Free Sampler (2026)

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  1. Question 1Sentence structure: fragments, run-ons, modifiers, parallelism

    Read the following sentence and identify the error it contains: 'Jogging daily improves stamina, it also strengthens the heart.'

    • ADangling modifier
    • BSentence fragment
    • CComma splice
    • DFaulty parallelism
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  2. Question 2Verb tense, commonly confused words, spelling

    Which of the following sentences contains a correctly spelled and correctly used word from the list of frequently misspelled academic words?

    • AThe professor gave a breif overview of the chapter before the quiz.
    • BIt is neccessary to review your notes before each class session.
    • CThe committee reached a concensus after three hours of discussion.
    • DThe student demonstrated a thorough understanding of the material.
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  3. Question 3Punctuation and capitalization

    Which sentence correctly capitalizes all words that require capitalization and does NOT capitalize words that should remain lowercase?

    • AWe visited the pacific ocean during our trip to California last Summer.
    • BWe visited the Pacific Ocean during our trip to California last summer.
    • CWe visited the Pacific ocean during our trip to california last summer.
    • DWe visited the Pacific Ocean during our trip to California last Summer.
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