Werkblad Engelse grammatica en taalgebruik (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

Which word in this sentence is the verb? “The patients waited in the lobby.”

1. Apatients
2. Bin
3. Clobby
4. Dwaited

Choose the correct past tense: “She ___ a letter to her aunt.”

1. Awrites
2. Bwrote
3. Cwritten
4. Dwrited

Which is the correct plural of “sheep”?

1. Ashoop
2. Bsheep
3. Csheeps
4. Dsheepes

Choose the best transition: “Regular exercise strengthens the heart. ___, it can improve mood.”

1. AOtherwise
2. BHowever
3. CInstead
4. DIn addition

Choose the correct verb: “Some of the cake ___ missing.”

1. Ais
2. Bwere
3. Chave been
4. Dare

Choose the correct form: “She is the ___ nurse on the unit.”

1. Amore experienced
2. Bmost experiencedest
3. Cmost experienced
4. Dexperiencedest

Which sentence avoids a vague pronoun reference?

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

Which revision removes the redundancy? “The patient returned back to the clinic at 3 p.m. in the afternoon.”

1. AThe patient came back again to the clinic at 3 p.m.
2. BThe patient returned back to the clinic at 3 p.m.
3. CThe patient returned to the clinic at 3 p.m.
4. DThe patient returned to the clinic at 3 in the afternoon p.m.