English grammar & language usage (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

Which word in this sentence is an object pronoun? “The nurse thanked us for the flowers.”

1. Athanked
2. Bflowers
3. Cus
4. Dnurse

Which word can be used as both a noun and a verb?

1. Abeautiful
2. Bwalk
3. Cquickly
4. Dunder

Which spelling is correct for the place where someone lives?

1. Aadress
2. Baddresse
3. Caddres
4. Daddress

Which title should be placed in quotation marks rather than italicised?

1. AA newspaper
2. BA feature film
3. CA full-length novel
4. DA short poem

Which sentence punctuates the interrupted quotation correctly in American style?

1. A“If you feel pain”, the nurse said, “press the button”.
2. B“If you feel pain,” the nurse said, “press the button.”
3. C“If you feel pain,” the nurse said. “Press the button.”
4. D“If you feel pain” the nurse said “press the button.”

Choose the correct word: “The patient ___ called yesterday is here.”

1. Awhich
2. Bwhose
3. Cwho
4. Dwhom

Which revision best eliminates wordiness? “At this point in time, the patient is in a state of recovery.”

1. AAt this time, the patient is in a recovery state.
2. BThe patient, at this point in time, is recovering now.
3. CCurrently at this point, the patient is recovering.
4. DThe patient is now recovering.

Which choice is the most concise way to write “due to the fact that”?

1. Aon account of the fact that
2. Bfor the reason being that
3. Cowing to the fact of
4. Dbecause