Английская грамматика и употребление языка (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

Choose the correct word: “The cat licked ___ paw.”

1. Aits’
2. Bits
3. Cit is
4. Dit’s

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

1. AExclamatory
2. BDeclarative
3. CInterrogative
4. DImperative

Which punctuation mark is used to show possession?

1. AA hyphen
2. BA comma
3. CA colon
4. DAn apostrophe

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly in a contraction?

1. AShe does’nt like hospital food.
2. BShe doe’snt like hospital food.
3. CShe doesn’t like hospital food.
4. DShe doesnt’ like hospital food.

Which sentence refers correctly to the whole Jones family?

1. AThe Joneses are coming to dinner.
2. BThe Jone’s are coming to dinner.
3. CThe Jones’s are coming to dinner.
4. DThe Joneses’ are coming to dinner.

Choose the correct form: “She is one of the ___ nurses on the unit.”

1. Abest
2. Bgoodest
3. Cbestest
4. Dmost good

Which sentence avoids gender-biased language?

1. AEach policeman must pass a fitness test.
2. BEach firefighter must pass a fitness test.
3. CEach chairman must pass a fitness test.
4. DEach fireman must pass a fitness test.

Choose the correct verb: “She ___ for three hours, so she is tired now.”

1. Astudies
2. Bhas been studying
3. Cis studying
4. Dwill study