Nursing Elites

1. What word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? The staff sergeant and I reviewed the enlisted men’s records.

• A. Us
• B. We
• C. They
• D. He

Correct answer: B

Rationale: In the sentence, "The staff sergeant and I reviewed the enlisted men’s records," the pronoun "I" refers to the subject of the sentence, which is the speaker. When combining the staff sergeant and the speaker "I," the correct pronoun to use is "we," which is the plural form of "I." Therefore, the word "We" is best to substitute for the underlined words in the sentence. Choice A, "Us," is incorrect as it is an object pronoun and does not match the subject position in the sentence. Choice C, "They," is also incorrect as it refers to a third-party group, not including the speaker and the staff sergeant. Choice D, "He," is incorrect as it does not include both the staff sergeant and the speaker in the pronoun substitution.

2. Select the word in the following sentence that is not used correctly. On departing, the patient complimented her therapist and counselor.

• A. departing
• B. complimented
• C. therapist
• D. counselor

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The word 'therapist' in the sentence is used correctly. However, the word 'councilor' is misspelled and should be 'counselor' to refer to a mental health professional providing therapy services. The correct term should have an 's' after 'counselor,' making it 'counselor' instead of 'councilor.' Therefore, the word 'councilor' is the one not used correctly in the sentence.

3. Select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. The board of education ___________ to hold a special meeting.

• A. plan
• B. plans
• C. planning
• D. do plan

Correct answer: B

Rationale: In this sentence, the subject 'board of education' is singular, so the verb should also be singular to match. 'Plans' is the correct form of the verb to use with a singular subject. The correct sentence should be: 'The board of education plans to hold a special meeting.' Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not agree in number with the singular subject 'board of education.' 'Plan' is plural, 'planning' is a gerund form, and 'do plan' is not the correct verb form for the subject-verb agreement in this sentence.

4. Select the phrase in the following sentence that is not used correctly. Before their hospitalization, the children had rarely eaten three meals a day.

• A. Before their
• B. children had
• C. had rarely
• D. rarely eat

Correct answer: C

Rationale: The phrase 'had rarely' is not used correctly in the sentence. The correct form should be 'rarely eaten' instead of 'had rarely' to convey the past tense of the children's eating habits before their hospitalization. 'Had rarely' is incorrect because it does not match the structure needed to describe the children's eating habits in the past. Choices A, B, and D are grammatically sound and fit appropriately in the sentence.

5. Select the sentence that is grammatically correct.

• A. Dr. Chu told me and her to take a break for lunch.
• B. Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch.
• C. Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch.
• D. Dr. Chu told she and I to take a break for lunch.

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The correct pronouns to use as objects of the verb 'told' are 'her' and 'me.' Therefore, the grammatically correct sentence is: 'Dr. Chu told her and me to take a break for lunch.' 'Her' is used as the object form of 'she,' and 'me' is the object form of 'I' in this context. Choice A is incorrect because 'me' should come before 'her' in the sentence. Choice C is a duplicate of the correct answer. Choice D is incorrect because 'she' should be 'her' and 'I' should be 'me' to function as objects in the sentence.

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