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

Choose the correct word: “There were ___ people at the meeting than last week.”

1. Alesser
2. Bless
3. Cleast
4. Dfewer

Choose the correct past tense: “She ___ to work in the snow.”

1. Adrove
2. Bdriven
3. Cdrives
4. Ddrived

Which word in this sentence is a proper noun? “We drove to Chicago for the conference.”

1. AChicago
2. BWe
3. Cconference
4. Ddrove

Choose the correct verb: “Everyone in the waiting room ___ tired.”

1. Alooks
2. Bare looking
3. Clook
4. Dhave looked

In formal English, which word politely asks for permission? “___ I leave early today?”

1. AMay
2. BWould
3. CMust
4. DWill

Choose the correct verb: “The class had already ___ when I arrived.”

1. Abegan
2. Bbegin
3. Cbegun
4. Dbeginned

Choose the correct verb: “It is high time we ___ the old equipment.”

1. Areplacing
2. Breplaced
3. Cwill replace
4. Dreplace

What does an ellipsis (…) show inside a quotation?

1. AThe quoted speaker was shouting.
2. BThe quotation has ended.
3. CThe writer has added their own words.
4. DWords have been left out of the original text.