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

Which word in this sentence is an adverb? “The child spoke softly to the doctor.”

1. Achild
2. Bdoctor
3. Cspoke
4. Dsoftly

Which sentence uses the comma correctly in a list?

1. AWe bought apples, bananas, and grapes.
2. BWe, bought apples, bananas and grapes.
3. CWe bought, apples bananas and grapes.
4. DWe bought apples bananas, and, grapes.

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

1. Aswum
2. Bswam
3. Cswimmed
4. Dswims

Choose the correct form: “She is the ___ nurse on the unit.”

1. Aexperiencedest
2. Bmost experienced
3. Cmost experiencedest
4. Dmore experienced

Choose the correct form: “She ___ work nights, but now she works days.”

1. Auses to
2. Bused to
3. Cusing to
4. Duse to

Which sentence uses a colon correctly?

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

Which revision correctly fixes the fragment? “Because the road was icy.”

1. ABecause the road was icy, we drove slowly.
2. BThe road. Because it was icy.
3. CBecause the road, was icy.
4. DBecause the road was icy and slippery.

Which sentence uses dashes correctly to set off an interruption?

1. AThe results — all three of them — were normal.
2. BThe results all three of them were — normal.
3. CThe — results all three of them were normal.
4. DThe results all three — of them were normal.