Fiche d’exercices de Grammaire et usage de la langue anglaise (examens d’entrée) avec corrigé

Choose the correct past tense: “The children ___ in the lake all afternoon.”

1. Aswam
2. Bswum
3. Cswims
4. Dswimmed

Choose the correct past tense: “After resting, he ___ much better.”

1. Afelt
2. Bfell
3. Cfeeled
4. Dfeels

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

1. Aon
2. Bappointment
3. Cwith
4. Ddoctor

Which sentence handles the number at the start of the sentence correctly?

1. ATwenty patients were seen today.
2. BTwenty-patients were seen today.
3. C20 patients were seen today.
4. DTwenty, patients were seen today.

Choose the correct word: “The scarf ___ her coat perfectly.”

1. Acomplement
2. Bcompliments
3. Ccomplements
4. Dcompliment

Which sentence punctuates a quotation within a quotation correctly in American style?

1. AThe nurse said, “The doctor told me, “Wait here.””
2. BThe nurse said, “The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’”
3. CThe nurse said, ‘The doctor told me, “Wait here.”’
4. DThe nurse said, ‘The doctor told me, ‘Wait here.’’

Which sentence uses “whoever” or “whomever” correctly?

1. AWhom arrives first should unlock the door.
2. BWho’s ever arrives first should unlock the door.
3. CWhomever arrives first should unlock the door.
4. DWhoever arrives first should unlock the door.

Which sentence uses “whose” correctly?

1. AThe student whose going to help is here.
2. BThe student whose book was lost asked for help.
3. CThe student who’s book was lost asked for help.
4. DWhose the student who lost the book?