Lista de exercícios de Gramática e uso da língua inglesa (provas de admissão) com respostas

Choose the correct form: “This is the ___ day of the whole year.”

1. Ahotest
2. Bhotter
3. Cmost hottest
4. Dhottest

Choose the correct preposition: “Her shift starts ___ 7 a.m.”

1. Aat
2. Bto
3. Cin
4. Don

Choose the best conjunction: “The medicine tastes bad, ___ it works well.”

1. Aso
2. Bnor
3. Cbut
4. Dor

Which sentence uses a colon correctly to introduce an explanation?

1. AShe had: one reason for leaving she was exhausted.
2. BShe had one reason for: leaving she was exhausted.
3. CShe had one reason for leaving: she was exhausted.
4. DShe had one reason: for leaving she was exhausted.

Which sentence punctuates the quoted question correctly?

1. AThe patient asked “When can I go home.”
2. BThe patient asked, “When can I go home?”
3. CThe patient asked, “When can I go home”?
4. DThe patient asked, “When can I go home?.”

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

1. AIn addition
2. BInstead
3. CHowever
4. DOtherwise

Which revision correctly fixes the fragment? “Because the road was icy.”

1. ABecause the road, was icy.
2. BBecause the road was icy, we drove slowly.
3. CBecause the road was icy and slippery.
4. DThe road. Because it was icy.

In which sentence is the underlined -ing word a participle (used as an adjective) rather than a gerund?

1. AHis favourite activity is reading.
2. BCrying can relieve stress.
3. CThe crying baby needed a feeding.
4. DShe dislikes crying in public.