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

What type of sentence is this? “Close the door, please.”

1. ADeclarative
2. BExclamatory
3. CInterrogative
4. DImperative

Which word in this sentence tells how often something happens? “He always takes the bus.”

1. AHe
2. Btakes
3. Cbus
4. Dalways

Which word is a subordinating conjunction?

1. Abecause
2. Bor
3. Cand
4. Dbut

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

1. Adessart
2. Bdessert
3. Cdeserts
4. Ddesert

Choose the correct word: “To ___ should I address this letter?”

1. Awho
2. Bwhose
3. Cwhom
4. Dwho’s

Choose the correct preposition: “She is capable ___ handling emergencies.”

1. Ato
2. Bfor
3. Cwith
4. Dof

What is the function of the underlined word? “Swimming is good exercise for the heart.”

1. AIt is an adverb describing “is”.
2. BIt is a participle describing a noun.
3. CIt is a gerund used as the subject.
4. DIt is a verb in the progressive tense.

What is the function of the underlined phrase? “She came to the clinic to get a flu shot.”

1. AAn independent clause
2. BAn infinitive phrase showing purpose
3. CA participial phrase describing “clinic”
4. DA prepositional phrase showing place