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

Which sentence is declarative?

1. AThe clinic opens at eight.
2. BOpen the clinic at eight.
3. CDoes the clinic open at eight?
4. DHow early the clinic opens!

Choose the correct verb: “Last week we ___ to the beach.”

1. Awent
2. Bgoing
3. Cgoed
4. Dgone

Which word in this sentence is an adjective? “She wore a warm coat in the snow.”

1. Awarm
2. Bwore
3. Cin
4. Dcoat

Choose the correct verb: “The news from the lab ___ encouraging.”

1. Ais
2. Bhave been
3. Cwere
4. Dare

Which spelling is correct for the adverb form of “true”?

1. Atruley
2. Btruly
3. Ctruelly
4. Dtruely

Choose the correct word: “It was ___ a long shift that everyone was exhausted.”

1. Avery
2. Bsuch
3. Ctoo
4. Dso

Which sentence avoids a vague pronoun reference?

1. AThe hospital announced that visiting hours will change.
2. BThey said at the hospital that visiting hours will change.
3. CAt the hospital, they say visiting hours will change.
4. DIt says on the hospital website that they will change visiting hours.

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.