Hoja de ejercicios de Gramática inglesa y uso del idioma (exámenes de acceso) con soluciones

Which word in this sentence is a conjunction? “I wanted to go, but it was raining.”

1. Ait
2. Braining
3. Cwanted
4. Dbut

Which word in this sentence should be capitalised? “Our appointment is with doctor Ramirez on Monday.”

1. Adoctor
2. Bon
3. Cwith
4. Dappointment

Choose the correct past tense: “She ___ the patient a warm blanket.”

1. Agives
2. Bgiven
3. Cgave
4. Dgived

Which sentence uses commas correctly around extra information?

1. AMy sister, who is a paramedic works nights.
2. BMy sister, who is a paramedic, works nights.
3. CMy sister who, is a paramedic, works nights.
4. DMy sister who is a paramedic, works nights.

Which sentence formats the book title correctly?

1. AShe read (To Kill a Mockingbird) last summer.
2. BShe read “To Kill a Mockingbird” last summer.
3. CShe read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
4. DShe read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.

Which title should be placed in quotation marks rather than italicised?

1. AA newspaper
2. BA feature film
3. CA full-length novel
4. DA short poem

Which sentence correctly punctuates an essential (restrictive) appositive?

1. AThe novelist Toni Morrison, won the Nobel Prize.
2. BThe novelist Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize.
3. CThe novelist, Toni Morrison, won the Nobel Prize.
4. DThe novelist, Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize.

Which revision is the most concise? “The nurse made a decision to conduct an assessment of the wound.”

1. AThe nurse decided to assess the wound.
2. BThe nurse decided to conduct an assessment of the wound.
3. CA decision was made by the nurse to assess the wound.
4. DThe nurse made the decision of assessing the wound.