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

What is the subject of this sentence? “Please sit down.”

1. Adown
2. BPlease
3. CYou (understood)
4. Dsit

Which spelling is correct for a person you like and trust?

1. Afriand
2. Bfriend
3. Cfreind
4. Dfrend

Which is the correct plural of “deer”?

1. Adeeres
2. Bdeer
3. Cdear
4. Ddeers

Which sentence uses a pronoun that agrees with its antecedent?

1. AEach of the boxes have its own label.
2. BEach of the boxes has its own label.
3. CEach of the boxes has their own label.
4. DEach of the boxes has it’s own label.

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 a colon correctly?

1. ABring three items: a pen, a notebook and a calculator.
2. BBring: a pen, a notebook and a calculator.
3. CBring three: items a pen, a notebook and a calculator.
4. DThe three items are: a pen, a notebook and a calculator.

What is the function of the underlined word? “The doctor gave her the results.”

1. ASubject
2. BIndirect object
3. CDirect object
4. DPossessive adjective

Which choice correctly reports the speech? She said, “I am tired.”

1. AShe said that she was tired.
2. BShe said that I was tired.
3. CShe said that I am tired.
4. DShe said that she is being tired.