C2 Grammar and Language Use Flashcards
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Choose the sentence that correctly uses a mixed conditional:
Answer: If I had studied harder, I would pass now.
A mixed conditional combines a third-conditional 'if' clause (past perfect) with a second-conditional result clause (would + infinitive) to link past cause with present result.
Which option shows correct use of ellipsis for conciseness?
Answer: She can play the piano and he can too.
Ellipsis removes the repeated verb phrase 'play the piano', leaving only the auxiliary 'can' with 'too'.
Identify the sentence that uses a fronted adverbial for emphasis:
Answer: Rarely have I seen such skill.
Fronting 'rarely' and inverting the subject-auxiliary creates an emphatic, formal effect common in C2-level writing.
Which sentence uses a relative clause reduction correctly?
Answer: The report written by her was excellent.
A past participial phrase 'written by her' can replace the full relative clause 'which was written by her'.
Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the passive with a reporting verb?
Answer: It is believed that the economy will recover.
'It is believed that…' is the standard passive structure with a reporting verb used in formal academic and journalistic writing.
Choose the correct use of a concessive clause:
Answer: Although the evidence was strong, the jury acquitted him.
'Although' introduces a concessive clause correctly; 'despite of' is ungrammatical (use 'despite' without 'of').