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

Which word is a compound noun?

1. Abrushing
2. Bquickly
3. Ctoothy
4. Dtoothbrush

Choose the correct past tense: “The pond ___ overnight.”

1. Afreezed
2. Bfroze
3. Cfreezes
4. Dfrozen

Which word is a collective noun?

1. Afeather
2. Bbird
3. Cflock
4. Dwing

Choose the correct form: “You must ___ your hands before entering.”

1. Ato wash
2. Bwashing
3. Cwash
4. Dwashed

Which word is written correctly with a hyphen?

1. Aselfe-steem
2. Bselfesteem
3. Cself-esteem
4. Dself esteem

Choose the correct form: “She could ___ called earlier.”

1. Ahave
2. Bhad
3. Cof
4. Dhas

Which revision makes it clear that the nurse, not the boy, was smiling? “The nurse gave a sticker to the boy with a smile.”

1. AThe nurse gave, with a smile a sticker to the boy.
2. BWith a smile, the nurse gave a sticker to the boy.
3. CThe boy with a smile was given a sticker by the nurse.
4. DThe nurse gave a sticker with a smile to the boy.

Which revision removes the ambiguous pronoun? “When Jason told Ben the news, he was upset.”

1. ABen was upset when Jason told him the news.
2. BHe was upset when Jason told Ben the news.
3. CWhen Jason told Ben the news, he got upset.
4. DWhen Jason told him the news, Ben he was upset.