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

Which punctuation mark best ends this sentence? “Watch out for the wet floor”

1. AA question mark
2. BA semicolon
3. CAn exclamation mark
4. DA comma

Choose the correct past tense: “We ___ lunch at noon.”

1. Aate
2. Beated
3. Ceats
4. Deaten

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

1. Atook
2. Btaken
3. Ctakes
4. Dtaked

Choose the correct word: “We had fruit salad for ___.”

1. Adesert
2. Bdessert
3. Cdeserts
4. Ddessart

Choose the correct word: “The patient was ___ hungry that she ate two meals.”

1. Aso
2. Bvery
3. Csuch
4. Dtoo

Choose the correct pronoun: “Who wants to go first? ___ do!”

1. AMine
2. BMyself
3. CI
4. DMe

Which revision best corrects the shift from active to passive voice? “The nurse checked the chart, and then the medication was given by her.”

1. AThe chart was checked by the nurse, and then she gave the medication.
2. BThe nurse checked the chart and then gave the medication.
3. CThe nurse checked the chart, and then the medication had been given.
4. DThe chart was checked, and then the nurse gave the medication.

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

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