Analyze the propositions and select the wrong alternative:

I- ‘many things’ (l. 6) is a countable example;

II- ‘something’ (l.9) can be also, used to offer something to somebody.

III- In the sentence ‘In this world, I love several things.’ ‘several’ (l.20) is uncountable.

Taking into account that (T) means True and (F) means False, the correct sequence of propositions is, respectively:

(__) ‘worse’ (l.4) is a comparative form of bad;

(__) ‘higher’ (l.10) and ‘older’ (l.12) are used to characterize passages of equality;

(__) ‘better’ (l.13) is an exception to the rules of the nouns’ comparison.

Text for item.

What is agronomy? An agronomist, or crop scientist, studies plants and how they can be grown, modified, and used to benefit society. They use science to carry out experiments that create new techniques for agriculture production. Agronomy has existed and been important for humans since the invention of farming.

Internet: <unity.edu> (with adaptations).

According to the text, judge the item.

According to the text agronomists study how plants can be used to benefit society.

Text for item.

What is agronomy? An agronomist, or crop scientist, studies plants and how they can be grown, modified, and used to benefit society. They use science to carry out experiments that create new techniques for agriculture production. Agronomy has existed and been important for humans since the invention of farming.

Internet: <unity.edu> (with adaptations).

According to the text, judge the item.

The last period of the text is in the present perfect tense in which “been” is the past participle of the verb to be.

Text for item.

What is agronomy? An agronomist, or crop scientist, studies plants and how they can be grown, modified, and used to benefit society. They use science to carry out experiments that create new techniques for agriculture production. Agronomy has existed and been important for humans since the invention of farming.

Internet: <unity.edu> (with adaptations).

According to the text, judge the item.

In the last period of the text the word “since” can be correctly replaced by the word for.

Text for item.

Agronomy looks at agriculture from an integrated, holistic perspective. Agronomists are specialists in crop and soil science, as well as ecology. Some things they look at are:

• the properties of the soil;
• how the soil interacts with the growing crop;
• what nutrients (fertilizers) the crop needs;
• when and how to apply these nutrients;
• the ways that crops grow and develop;
• how climate and other environmental factors affect the crop at all stages;
• how best to control weeds, insects, fungi, and other crop pests; and,
• how to grow crops effectively and profitably while conserving and protecting the environment.

Internet: <www.agronomy.org> (with adaptations).

According to the text, judge the item.

There are five occurrences of the verb to be in the text.