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Domanda 4

In the sentence "The jewel has been robbed last night", the person who performed the action:

Risposte:

• Is not a single person.
• Is mentioned.
• Is not mentioned.
• None of the above.

Risposta corretta: Is not mentioned.

Spiegazione: In this sentence, the focus is on the action (the robbery of the jewel), but the person who committed the action (the robber) is not explicitly mentioned. The structure of the sentence uses a passive voice ("has been robbed"), which often omits the doer of the action.

Domanda 1

Complete the sentence: "My mother cooks _____

Risposte:

• Well
• Good
• Always
• Fine

Risposta corretta: Well

Spiegazione: In English, "well" is the correct adverb form to describe how someone cooks. "Good" is an adjective, and it doesn't fit here. "Always" and "Fine" don't fit the context of describing an action, either.

Domanda 3

We always put an object:

Risposte:

• Before tell
• After tell
• None of the above
• Only if there is tell in the sentence

Risposta corretta: After tell

Spiegazione: In English, when using the verb "tell," the object (the person being told) typically comes after the verb. For example: "She tells me a story."

Domanda 5

If you ..... the truth, you ....... like that.

Risposte:

• Knew/ won't act
• None of the above
• Knew/ would act
• Knew/ wouldn't act

Risposta corretta: Knew/ wouldn't act

Spiegazione: This sentence expresses a hypothetical situation in the past (third conditional), so it uses the structure "if + past perfect, would have + past participle." The correct answer matches this form. If you knew the truth, you wouldn’t have acted like that.

Domanda 5

Complete the sentence: "If I were you..."

Risposte:

• I would never marry that man.
• I merry that man.
• I never merry that man.
• I will never marry that man.

Risposta corretta: I would never marry that man.

Spiegazione: The sentence begins with "If I were you," which sets up a hypothetical situation. The correct way to complete this sentence is with the conditional form "I would never marry that man."

Domanda 5

Conditional 3:

Risposte:

• Has the lowest degree of certainty.
• Has the highest degree of certainty.
• Expresses a consequence of an action.
• None of the above.

Risposta corretta: Has the lowest degree of certainty.

Spiegazione: The third conditional expresses hypothetical or unreal situations, typically in the past, and has a lower degree of certainty. For example: "If I had studied, I would have passed the exam."

Domanda 4

Conditional 2:

Risposte:

• None of the above
• Describes what the speaker thinks would happen in a real situation
• Expresses unreality
• Describes what the speaker thinks would happen in an imaginary situation

Risposta corretta: Describes what the speaker thinks would happen in an imaginary situation

Spiegazione: The second conditional describes situations that are unreal, unlikely, or hypothetical, often involving something that could happen but is not currently happening. It is used for imagining possibilities, such as "If I won the lottery, I would travel the world."

Domanda 4

Complete the sentence: "We have a fire extinguisher in our house, _________ there's a fire"

Risposte:

• Because
• As long as
• Unless
• In case

Risposta corretta: In case

Spiegazione: The phrase "in case" is used to indicate preparedness for an event, such as having a fire extinguisher in case of a fire. The other options do not fit the context as well.

Domanda 4

If David ......., he wouldn't have had an accident.

Risposte:

• Would drink
• Hadn't been drunk
• Had been drunk
• Was drunk

Risposta corretta: Hadn't been drunk

Spiegazione: The sentence uses the third conditional, which refers to a hypothetical situation in the past. "Hadn't been drunk" fits the structure of "If + past perfect," as it implies that David's accident was caused by him being drunk, but it didn't have to happen if he hadn't been drunk.

Domanda 4

Which of these options is WRONG? We make no change when:

Risposte:

• None of the above
• We speak about ourselves
• We report a state meaning
• We report immediately what someone says

Risposta corretta: None of the above

Spiegazione: The question asks which option is wrong. All of the given options describe situations where we do not need to change the structure of reported speech.

Domanda 3

The worker ....... If nobody cared about their rights.

Risposte:

• Make a strike
• Made a strike
• Will make a strike
• Would make a strike

Risposta corretta: Would make a strike

Spiegazione: The sentence describes a hypothetical situation, and "would make a strike" fits the structure of the second conditional. It is imagining what the worker would do if nobody cared about their rights.

Domanda 6

If we transform the sentence "I love this dish", we have "he/she love _____ dish"

Risposte:

• We can't change it
• "he/she love the dish"
• "he/she loves this dish"
• "he/she loved a dish"

Risposta corretta: "he/she loves this dish"

Spiegazione: When transforming a sentence from first person ("I love") to third person ("he/she"), the verb "love" must be changed to "loves" to match subject-verb agreement in the present tense.

Domanda 3

Complete the sentence: "I still want to be with you, _________ you love me"

Risposte:

• As long as
• So
• Unless
• With

Risposta corretta: Unless

Spiegazione: "Unless" fits the sentence because it introduces a condition that would prevent the desire to be with the person if they don't love the speaker. It means "if not."

Domanda 3

Conditional 1:

Risposte:

• Express the certainty that something will happen
• Doesn't have the simple present in the if clause
• Express the possibility that something will happen
• None of the above

Risposta corretta: Express the possibility that something will happen

Spiegazione: The first conditional expresses a possible future event or situation, typically using "if + present simple, will + verb."

Domanda 2

How many conditionals do you know?

Risposte:

• 3 (1,2,3)
• 2
• 4 (0,1,2,3)
• 1 and 2

Risposta corretta: 4 (0,1,2,3)

Spiegazione: There are four main types of conditional sentences in English: zero conditional (real situations), first conditional (possible future situations), second conditional (hypothetical present/future), and third conditional (hypothetical past).

Domanda 2

Complete the sentence: "You will have your piece of cake ______ you eat all your broccoli"

Risposte:

• Because
• Provided that
• Unless
• That is

Risposta corretta: Provided that

Spiegazione: "Provided that" is used to express a condition that must be met in order for something else to happen.

Domanda 2

If you ...... the button, the light .......

Risposte:

• Press/ turn on
• Press/ will turn on
• None of the above
• Press / turns on

Risposta corretta: Press/ will turn on

Spiegazione: The sentence follows the first conditional structure, which uses "if + present simple, will + verb" to express a real possibility.

Domanda 2

The reported speech of "I want to go out" is:

Risposte:

• He/she said that he/she would like to go out
• He/she said that he/she wanted to go out
• None of the above
• He/she said that he/she wants to go out

Risposta corretta: He/she said that he/she wanted to go out

Spiegazione: When reporting speech, "want" becomes "wanted" in the past tense, according to the rules of reported speech.

Domanda 1

Complete the sentence: "Melanie says"

Risposte:

• I'm tired.
• She's tired.
• She has tired.
• She tired.

Risposta corretta: She's tired.

Spiegazione: The correct form is "she's tired" (she is tired), following proper subject-verb agreement.

Domanda 5

In reported speech, "yesterday" becomes:

Risposte:

• It doesn't change
• The day before
• Yesterday
• By then

Risposta corretta: The day before

Spiegazione: In reported speech, "yesterday" changes to "the day before" to reflect the shift in time.

Domanda 6

If it ....., we ...... go out

Risposte:

• Rain / won't
• Rains / won't
• Will rain/won't
• Rains, don't

Risposta corretta: Rains / won't

Spiegazione: This sentence follows the first conditional structure, using "if + present simple, will + verb" to express a possible future event.

Domanda 260

Complete the sentence: "You can come with me, ______ you're busy"

• A) Whereas
• B) Although
• C) Unless
• D) Though

Risposta corretta: C) Unless

Spiegazione: La frase implica una condizione contraria, quindi "unless" è la scelta corretta. "Unless" significa "a meno che" e introduce una condizione negativa. La frase completa sarebbe: "You can come with me, unless you're busy" (Puoi venire con me, a meno che tu non sia occupato).

Domanda 261

Complete the sentence: "If you ______ ______ more, you _______ ___________ the exam."

• A) None of the above
• B) Had studied / would pass
• C) Would pass / had studied
• D) Had studied / would have passed

Risposta corretta: D) Had studied / would have passed

Spiegazione: La frase segue la struttura del terzo condizionale, che descrive una situazione ipotetica nel passato e le sue conseguenze. La corretta costruzione è: "If you had studied more, you would have passed the exam" (Se avessi studiato di più, avresti superato l'esame).

Domanda 262

Complete the sentence: "If only I..."

• A) Can graduate!
• B) Be able to graduated!
• C) Graduate!
• D) Could graduate!

Risposta corretta: D) Could graduate!

Spiegazione: "If only I" introduce una situazione ipotetica che esprime desiderio o rimpianto. La forma corretta è "If only I could graduate!" (Se solo potessi laurearmi!), che usa il condizionale "could".

Domanda 263

Complete the sentence: "I wish I....."

• A) Had
• B) 'd have
• C) Will have
• D) Am

Risposta corretta: A) Had

Spiegazione: La frase esprime un desiderio irrealizzabile nel passato, quindi la forma corretta è "I wish I had" (Vorrei aver...).

Domanda 264

Complete the sentence: "__________ is responsible for the accident will pay."

• A) Who
• B) Whom
• C) Whomever
• D) That

Risposta corretta: A) Who

Spiegazione: "Who" è il pronome relativo corretto per riferirsi a una persona che svolge l'azione. La frase completa sarebbe: "Who is responsible for the accident will pay" (Chi è responsabile dell'incidente pagherà).

Domanda 265

A noun clause is...

• A) An independent clause that acts as a noun
• B) A dependent clause that acts as a verb
• C) None of the above
• D) A dependent clause that acts as a noun

Risposta corretta: D) A dependent clause that acts as a noun

Spiegazione: Una "noun clause" è una proposizione subordinata che funge da sostantivo. Per esempio: "What he said is important" (Ciò che ha detto è importante).

Domanda 266

I wish my brother ...... smoking because he has lung disease.

• A) Stopped
• B) Stops
• C) Would stop
• D) Will stop

Risposta corretta: A) Stopped

Spiegazione: La frase esprime un desiderio riguardante il passato, quindi la forma corretta è "I wish my brother stopped smoking" (Vorrei che mio fratello smettesse di fumare).

Domanda 267

Complete the sentence: "I wish she ______ _____ a wonderful guy and get married."

• A) Find
• B) Would find
• C) Finds
• D) Will find

Risposta corretta: B) Would find

Spiegazione: La frase esprime un desiderio ipotetico, quindi la forma corretta è "I wish she would find a wonderful guy" (Vorrei che trovasse un ragazzo meraviglioso).

Domanda 268

Complete the sentence: "If I had a boyfriend..."

• A) ... I made him biscuits every day
• B) ... I would make him biscuits every day
• C) ... I will make him biscuits every day
• D) ... I make him biscuits every day

Risposta corretta: B) ... I would make him biscuits every day

Spiegazione: Questa è una condizione ipotetica. La struttura corretta per il secondo condizionale è "If I had a boyfriend, I would make him biscuits every day" (Se avessi un fidanzato, gli farei i biscotti ogni giorno).

Domanda 269

Complete the sentence: "I wish I..."

• A) None of the above
• B) Will buy that smartphone!
• C) Would buy that smartphone!
• D) Had bought tha