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

Which word in this sentence should begin with a capital letter? “Our class visited the museum on friday afternoon.”

1. Aafternoon
2. Bmuseum
3. Cfriday
4. Dclass

Choose the correct past tense: “The baby ___ through the night.”

1. Asleept
2. Bslept
3. Csleeped
4. Dsleeps

Which word in this sentence is a pronoun? “Maria lost her keys at the station.”

1. Astation
2. Bher
3. Clost
4. DMaria

Which spelling is correct for the adverb form of “true”?

1. Atruelly
2. Btruley
3. Ctruly
4. Dtruely

Choose the correct words: “He drives ___ than his brother.”

1. Amost carefully
2. Bcarefuller
3. Cmore carefully
4. Dmore careful

Which sentence punctuates the interrupted quotation correctly in American style?

1. A“If you feel pain,” the nurse said. “Press the button.”
2. B“If you feel pain,” the nurse said, “press the button.”
3. C“If you feel pain” the nurse said “press the button.”
4. D“If you feel pain”, the nurse said, “press the button”.

What is the function of the underlined phrase? “She came to the clinic to get a flu shot.”

1. AAn independent clause
2. BA prepositional phrase showing place
3. CA participial phrase describing “clinic”
4. DAn infinitive phrase showing purpose

Which sentence uses “effect” correctly as a verb?

1. AThe new director hopes to effect real change.
2. BThe medicine effected her sleep badly.
3. CThe cold weather will effect her mood.
4. DStress can effect your health.