Nursing Elites

1. What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? Mr. Karnicki invited all of his relatives to visit him in the hospital.

• A. his
• B. theirs
• C. them
• D. their

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The word 'his' in the sentence is referring to Mr. Karnicki's relatives, indicating possession. Therefore, the correct substitution should maintain the possessive form. 'His' is the appropriate possessive pronoun to use in this context, ensuring clarity and coherence in the sentence structure. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not correctly convey the possessive relationship between Mr. Karnicki and his relatives.

2. If they _________ that the weather was going to be so bad, they wouldn’t have gone to the beach.

• A. Know
• B. Knew
• C. Had known
• D. Were knowing

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is 'C: Had known.' In this sentence, the structure is a third conditional, which is used for unreal situations in the past. 'Had known' is the correct past perfect form that matches the conditional structure. It indicates that if they had possessed the knowledge about the bad weather in advance, they wouldn’t have gone to the beach. Options A, B, and D do not correctly fit the past perfect tense required in this context. 'Know' (Option A) is present tense, 'Knew' (Option B) is simple past tense, and 'Were knowing' (Option D) is incorrect and does not convey the intended meaning of the sentence in the context of a third conditional.

3. Select the phrase in the following sentence that is not used correctly: He had never had to be on his own in the past.

• A. had never
• B. never had
• C. to be
• D. on his own

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The phrase 'to be' is not used correctly in the sentence. The correct phrase should be 'to be' in this context. The infinitive form of the verb 'be' is used after 'to.' In this sentence, the infinitive form 'to be' should follow 'had' to form the correct structure. Choices A, B, and D are all used appropriately in the sentence, focusing on the order and placement of the words in the context provided.

4. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? The professor was once an intern in this hospital back in the 1980s.

• A. professor
• B. once
• C. intern
• D. hospital

Correct answer: B

Rationale: In the given sentence, the word 'once' is used incorrectly. The original sentence implies that the professor was an intern in the hospital at a specific time in the past, not just once. The word 'formerly' would imply that the professor used to be an intern but is no longer. Therefore, 'once' is the incorrect word choice in this context. The other options ('professor,' 'intern,' 'hospital') are all used correctly in the sentence.

5. I am looking forward to ___________ on a vacation next month.

• A. Go
• B. Going
• C. Be going
• D. Going to go

Correct answer: B

Rationale: In this sentence, the correct form is the gerund 'going' after the preposition 'to.' The gerund form is used after prepositions to indicate an action or state. Therefore, 'Going' is the correct choice to complete the sentence. Choice A ('Go') is incorrect because it is not the gerund form required after 'to.' Choice C ('Be going') is incorrect as it is not the standard form used in this context. Choice D ('Going to go') is redundant and unnecessarily wordy.

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