Basics. Conditional Conjunctions: Supposing, Provided That, and Even If
Are you ready to move beyond basic "if" clauses? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering nuanced conditional phrases like supposing, provided that, on condition that, even if, and but for.
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Basics. Implied Conditionals: But For, Without, and Otherwise
Can you spot a hypothetical situation when the word "if" is nowhere to be found? Navigate 10 tricky scenarios by identifying implied conditionals hidden within phrases like but for, otherwise, given, and implied subjects.
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Basics. Present Tenses for Future Events
Can you confidently use present verbs to describe tomorrow's plans? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering scheduled events, fixed personal arrangements, and future time clauses across high-stakes scenarios.
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Basics. The Subjunctive in That-Clauses
Why do we say "I demand that he be fired" instead of "is fired"? The formal subjunctive mood ignores standard conjugation rules to express urgency, necessity, or strict demands. Test your advanced grammar skills by applying the active and passive subjunctive, negative subjunctive forms, and the continuous subjunctive.
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Basics. The Were-Subjunctive in Conditionals
Do you know when to use "Were I to go" instead of "If I was going"? Master the art of formal hypotheticals by testing yourself on subject-verb inversion, the "were to" future conditional, and tricky mixed conditionals.
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Condition Clauses: If, Unless, and Provided That
Do you know when a strict rule requires provided that or when to use unless instead of if not? Master the logic of condition clauses by navigating quirky scenarios with time travelers, secret agents, and eccentric professors. Test your grasp of if, unless, and provided that across 12 interactive questions.
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Contrast Clauses: Although, However, and Though
Do you know when to use a semicolon before however, or when to drop though at the end of a sentence? Master the tricky punctuation and placement of contrast clauses by navigating savage restaurant reviews, passive-aggressive roommate notes, and clumsy burglars.
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Adverb Clauses of Reason: Because, Since, and As
Why did the time traveler arrive three centuries late? Master explaining why things happen by testing your knowledge of adverb clauses of reason, distinguishing because vs. because of, applying correct punctuation rules, and identifying reason vs. time contexts.
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Adverb Clauses of Time: When, Before, After, Until
When do you stop whisking? Until your arm goes numb, obviously. Master the timing of events by choosing the right time conjunctions, applying correct verb tenses in future time clauses, and sequencing past events properly.
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Articles Bootcamp for Romance Language Speakers: a, the, and Zero Article
Do you say "I am teacher" or "I am a teacher"? Master these tricky rules by testing your knowledge on professions, abstract nouns, generalizations, and specific vs. general contexts.
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Complex Sentence: Adverbials
There are five types of subordinate clauses in English: the subject, the predicative, the attributive, the object and several types of adverbial clauses.
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Complex Sentence
There are five types of subordinate clauses in English: the subject, the predicative, the attributive, the object and several types of adverbial clauses.
In English grammar, all the clauses are subdivided into three main groups: noun clauses, adjective clauses and adverb clauses.
The Noun clauses include three types of subordinate sentences such as the subject clause, the predicative clause and the object clause. Usually in subordinate clauses we use the direct word order but in some cases we may face a particular version of inversion. Also, different subordinate clauses need to be introduced by different introductory words which cannot be omitted.
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Zero, First, Second, and Third Conditionals
Would you know what to say if you won the lottery, or how to express regret over a hilariously botched bank robbery? Master the rules for the zero, first, second, and third conditionals across 13 engaging hypothetical scenarios.
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Basics. Inversion After Negative Adverbs
Want to add a dramatic, advanced flair to your English sentences? Master the rules of grammatical inversion by practicing with negative adverbs like not only, under no circumstances, little, hardly, and no sooner.
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Basics. Advanced Participle Clauses: -ing and -ed
Ever wondered how to fix a "dangling participle" before it ruins your writing? Master advanced sentence structures by practicing -ing and -ed participle clauses, identifying dangling modifiers, and using passive perfect participles to connect ideas seamlessly.
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Basics. Reduced Relative Clauses: Participles and Infinitives
Why write "the alien who was stranded" when you can simply say "the alien stranded"? Master concise writing by testing your knowledge of active and passive participle phrases, stative verb reductions, and infinitive relative clauses across 10 challenging questions.
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Basics. Defining vs. Non-defining Relative Clauses
Did you know that a single missing comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence? Test yourself on essential vs. non-essential information, proper comma placement, and choosing the correct relative pronouns across a variety of fun scenarios.
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Basics. Fronted Prepositions in Relative Clauses
Do you know when to use "the manager to whom I spoke" instead of "the manager who I spoke to"? Master the strict formal register by practicing fronted prepositions, relative pronouns like whom and which, and complex prepositional phrases.
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Basics. Advanced Relative Pronouns: Whose, Whom, Where, When, and Why
Struggling to decide between "who" and "whom" in formal writing? Master the intricacies of object relative pronouns (whom), possessive relative pronouns (whose), and relative adverbs (where, when, why) in this engaging 11-question challenge.
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Basics. Reporting with Passives
Do you know the difference between "it is said that he escaped" and "he is said to have escaped"? Master advanced English sentence construction by practicing impersonal passive structures, perfect infinitives, and continuous infinitives alongside common reporting verbs.
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Basics. Reported Speech: Tense Choice and Backshifting
Did he say he is leaving or was leaving? Master the nuances of reporting what others say by practicing tense backshifting, identifying exceptions for general truths and present reporting verbs, and fixing indirect question word order.
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Basics. Reporting Verbs: Gerunds, Infinitives, and That-Clauses
Did the suspect deny to eat or deny eating the last slice of pizza? Master the tricky grammatical structures of reported speech by testing yourself on verbs followed by gerunds, verbs followed by infinitives, object plus infinitive patterns, and that-clauses.
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Basics. Third Conditional: Unreal Past Situations
If you had known the secret to the third conditional, would you have spoken English more confidently? Test yourself on forming unreal past situations, using the past perfect correctly in the if-clause, and choosing the right modal perfect results.
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Would Rather vs. Prefer: Expressing Preferences
Is it I'd rather stay or I'd rather staying? And why does I'd rather you drove use the past tense for a present wish? Test yourself on would rather + base verb, prefer + gerund vs. infinitive, and would rather + someone else + past tense across 13 questions.
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Participle Clauses: Shortening Sentences with -ing and Having + Past Participle
Practice using participle clauses to create more concise sentences. This challenge covers both -ing participles for simultaneous actions and having + past participle for completed actions.
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Subjunctive and Conditional Adventures
What if zombies attacked or you could time travel? Master subjunctive mood and conditional sentences through 10 thrilling scenarios that will make you wish grammar were always this exciting!
Is your English level B2/Upper Intermediate? Test your English CEFR Level to figure out!
This English grammar quiz is designed to check if an English learner is at B2/Upper Intermediate CEFR level.
This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary on an upper-intermediate level, as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) guidelines. It will cover a wide range of topics such as verb tenses, relative clauses, modal verbs, and adjective and adverb clauses, as well as testing your ability to understand and use complex grammar structures.
After taking the quiz, learners would be able to see where they stand in terms of their English proficiency and if they are ready to move to the next level. Passing the challenge indicates the control of English grammar enough to move to the next level.
CEFR C1/Advanced - check if this is your English grammar mastery level. Take the test to figure out!
This English grammar quiz is designed to check if an English learner is at C2/Upper Intermediate CEFR level.
This is a quiz to check if an English learner is at the C1/Advanced CEFR level. It tests the learner's ability to understand and use a wide range of complex and nuanced language. The questions will cover various grammar topics such as verb tenses, modals, passive voice, and idiomatic expressions. The learner will be expected to show a high degree of accuracy in their use of English. The quiz is designed to challenge even the most advanced learners and will be a good indicator of whether they have reached a C1 level of proficiency in the language.
Forming Questions: Indirect, Tag, and Subject Forms
Do you know why we ask "Who ate the cake?" instead of "Who did eat the cake?" Master the tricky rules of English interrogatives by testing yourself on subject questions, polite indirect questions, tag questions, and dangling prepositions.
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Question Forms: Indirect, Subject, Object, and Tags
Do you know why we say "Who stole the cheese?" instead of "Who did steal the cheese?" Test your grammar skills by practicing subject vs. object questions, polite indirect questions, tricky question tags, and negative questions across 13 engaging scenarios.
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I Wish and If Only: Present Regrets and Complaints
Are you stuck in a boring lecture or dealing with a messy roommate? Learn how to express your present regrets and annoyances using wish + past simple, if only + could, and wish + would for complaints.
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Word Order and Extra Words Errors for Turkish Speakers
Do you say discuss the plan or discuss about the plan? Test your ability to spot and remove unnecessary words by mastering transitive verbs without prepositions, avoiding double subjects, and dropping extra pronouns in relative clauses across 14 questions.
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