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

Which is the correct contraction of “I am”?

1. AIam
2. BI’am
3. CIm’
4. DI’m

Which is the correct plural of “woman”?

1. Awomans
2. Bwomens
3. Cwomanes
4. Dwomen

Choose the correct past tense: “He ___ the bus to the clinic.”

1. Atakes
2. Btaken
3. Ctook
4. Dtaked

Choose the correct word: “Sacramento is the ___ of California.”

1. Acapitol
2. Bcapitel
3. Ccapital
4. Dcapitle

Choose the correct pronoun: “The award went to Jamal and ___.”

1. Ashe
2. Bher
3. Chers
4. Dherself

Which sentence uses the possessive of a time expression correctly?

1. AShe took a weeks’ vacation.
2. BShe took a weeks vacation.
3. CShe took a week’s vacation.
4. DShe took a week’s’ vacation.

Which revision fixes the comma splice by making one clause dependent? “The alarm sounded, the staff moved patients to safety.”

1. AThe alarm sounded, so the staff moved patients to safety.
2. BThe alarm sounded; the staff moved patients to safety.
3. CWhen the alarm sounded, the staff moved patients to safety.
4. DThe alarm sounded. The staff moved patients to safety.

What is the function of the underlined phrase? “Exhausted after the long shift, the nurse fell asleep.”

1. AA participial phrase describing “the nurse”
2. BA gerund phrase used as the subject
3. CAn independent clause
4. DAn infinitive phrase showing purpose