英语语法与语言运用（入学考试）练习卷（附答案）

Which word in this sentence is a verb? “The tired student slept through the alarm.”

1. Atired
2. Bthrough
3. Cslept
4. Dstudent

Which word in this sentence should begin with a capital letter? “Our class visited the museum on friday afternoon.”

1. Aclass
2. Bafternoon
3. Cmuseum
4. Dfriday

Which punctuation mark best ends this sentence? “Watch out for the wet floor”

1. AA question mark
2. BA semicolon
3. CA comma
4. DAn exclamation mark

Choose the correct word: “We had fruit salad for ___.”

1. Adessart
2. Bdesert
3. Cdessert
4. Ddeserts

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly to add extra information?

1. AThe (reading taken) at 9 a.m. was normal.
2. BThe reading taken (at 9 a.m. was) normal.
3. CThe reading (taken at 9 a.m. was normal).
4. DThe reading (taken at 9 a.m.) was normal.

Choose the correct pronoun: “Who wants to go first? ___ do!”

1. AMyself
2. BMine
3. CMe
4. DI

Which revision best corrects the shift from active to passive voice? “The nurse checked the chart, and then the medication was given by her.”

1. AThe chart was checked, and then the nurse gave the medication.
2. BThe nurse checked the chart, and then the medication had been given.
3. CThe chart was checked by the nurse, and then she gave the medication.
4. DThe nurse checked the chart and then gave the medication.

When is the passive voice most appropriate?

1. AWhen the sentence gives a command
2. BWhen the writer wants the shortest possible sentence
3. CWhen the doer of the action is unknown or unimportant
4. DWhen the subject performs the action directly