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Advanced English Grammar Mastery

Evaluate C1 grammar through sophisticated inversion, emphasis, ellipsis, modal nuance, subjunctive forms, concessive clauses, and advanced clause reduction. [seed:en-grammar-advanced-c1-v1]

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Question 1
Choose the correct emphatic inversion.
- Not only did she identify the problem, but she also proposed a solution.
- Not only she identified the problem, but she also proposed a solution.
- Not only did she identified the problem, but she also proposed a solution.
- Not only she did identify the problem, but also proposed a solution.
Question 2
Complete the sentence: No sooner ___ the announcement than the phones began ringing.
- had they made
- they had made
- did they make
- they made
Question 3
Choose the correct mandative subjunctive.
- The committee recommended that the proposal be revised.
- The committee recommended that the proposal is revised.
- The committee recommended that the proposal was revise.
- The committee recommended the proposal to be revise.
Question 4
Choose the formal conditional meaning “Without your support, the project would fail.”
- Were it not for your support, the project would fail.
- Was it not your support, the project would fail.
- Were not it for your support, the project will fail.
- If it was not your support, the project would have fail.
Question 5
Choose the correct cleft sentence.
- What the team needs is a clearer strategy.
- What does the team need is a clearer strategy.
- That the team needs is a clearer strategy.
- What the team needs it is a clearer strategy.
Question 6
Complete the elliptical response: Daniel has never worked abroad, and ___.
- neither has Priya
- neither Priya has
- Priya has neither
- so has not Priya
Question 7
Choose the sentence meaning that the purchase happened but was unnecessary.
- You needn't have bought any milk.
- You didn't need to buy any milk, so you did not.
- You mustn't have bought any milk.
- You couldn't have bought any milk.
Question 8
Choose the correct perfect infinitive.
- The suspect is thought to have left the country.
- The suspect is thought to left the country.
- The suspect thinks to have left the country.
- The suspect is thought having left the country.
Question 9
Complete the literary fronting: Such ___ that nobody questioned her decision.
- was her authority
- her authority was
- did her authority
- has been her authority was
Question 10
Choose the correct inversion after a restrictive expression.
- Only by working together can we solve the problem.
- Only by working together we can solve the problem.
- Only by work together can we solve the problem.
- Only working together we can to solve the problem.
Question 11
Complete the concessive clause: ___, he could not open the jar.
- Try as he might
- As he might try
- Might he as try
- Although might he try
Question 12
Choose the correct nominal relative clause.
- Whoever finishes first may leave early.
- Who finishes ever first may leave early.
- Whoever does finish first they may leave early.
- Whomever finishes first may leaves early.
Question 13
Choose the correct perfect passive participle clause.
- Having been warned about the storm, they changed their route.
- Having warned about the storm, they changed their route.
- Been warned about the storm, they had change their route.
- Having been warn about the storm, they changed their route.
Question 14
Complete the counterfactual sentence: If it ___ for her quick response, the damage would have been worse.
- had not been
- was not
- would not be
- has not been
Question 15
Choose the best modal perfect: The missing data ___ accidentally deleted, but we cannot be certain.
- might have been
- must be
- should delete
- would be deleting
Question 16
Choose the correct formal sentence.
- The documents were locked away lest anyone should alter them.
- The documents were locked away lest anyone altered them.
- The documents were locked away lest anyone will alter them.
- The documents were locked away lest anyone to alter them.
Question 17
Complete the correlative structure: The more thoroughly you prepare, ___.
- the more confident you will feel
- you will feel more confident
- the most confident you feel
- more confidently you will feel
Question 18
Choose the correct relative structure.
- The conference attracted 300 delegates, many of whom were researchers.
- The conference attracted 300 delegates, many of which were researchers.
- The conference attracted 300 delegates, many whom were researchers.
- The conference attracted 300 delegates, of many who were researchers.
Question 19
Choose the correct pseudo-cleft structure.
- What she did was rewrite the entire chapter.
- What she did was rewrote the entire chapter.
- What did she was rewrite the entire chapter.
- That she did was to rewrote the entire chapter.
Question 20
Complete the inversion: Scarcely ___ the meeting when the fire alarm sounded.
- had we begun
- we had begun
- did we began
- we began