Scheda di esercizi di Grammatica e uso dell’inglese (test di ammissione) con soluzioni

Choose the correct form: “This is the ___ day of the whole year.”

1. Ahotest
2. Bmost hottest
3. Chottest
4. Dhotter

Which spelling is correct for the word that means “the start”?

1. Abeginning
2. Bbegining
3. Cbeginnig
4. Dbeggining

Which is the correct plural of “mouse”?

1. Amouses
2. Bmeese
3. Cmices
4. Dmice

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.’’

Choose the correct verb: “Nobody ___ the answer yet.”

1. Aknows
2. Bknow
3. Chave known
4. Dare knowing

Choose the correct word: “Please ___ down on the bed for a few minutes.”

1. Alie
2. Blay
3. Clain
4. Dlaid

What is the function of the underlined phrase? “To become a nurse is her goal.”

1. AA prepositional phrase showing direction
2. BAn adverb phrase showing purpose
3. CAn infinitive phrase used as the subject
4. DA dependent clause

Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly?

1. AThe author is well-known by everyone, she says.
2. BShe is a well known-author.
3. CShe is a well-known-author.
4. DShe is a well-known author.