Grammar on Hesi A2!! Please help!

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I take the Hesi A2 on 1/22/11 and I am very confident in all the sections except the Grammar. I have the Evolve reach study guide and have been looking it over but still feel really nervous. Apparently my High School really did a crappy job with teaching us Grammar - seeing how we NEVER had a course. Would you say it is a must to know all of the definitions and be able to pick everything out of a sentence? Or is it set up like the practice in the book such as just picking out misspelled words and the easy ones like when to use 'he' v.s. 'him'? I really think I may go to my high school and complain about this!

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I guess I am afraid that they will want me to define what exactly a 'predicate', 'clause', or something of that sort is... ugh it is making me sick to my stomach!

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I don't know anyone (in my own life) off the top of my head who has taken an actual grammar course. Grammar was taught during the middle school years (not high school) as part of the language arts curriculum.

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One of my pet peeves is when someone will say, "He and I's (insert noun)."

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We were never actually taught Grammar, not even in middle school. Now they actually have a grammar class in High School (my siblings are in it now). They must have figured out they really needed to incorporate this into their curriculum because my class was screwed!

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Nobody has any tips? =[

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I don't recall ever taking an actual grammar class either. It's generally taught in your composition classes. All I can suggest is that you study the basics of grammar. Google grammar tutor sites and don't be afraid to start at one targeted for young kids. Grammar doesn't change or get harder as we get older. It really just takes refreshing and studying. Good luck.

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