Do you know how to use "Try as I might" or "Ridiculous as it sounds" correctly? Master advanced contrast structures by testing yourself on fronted adjectives with as/though, verb fronting, albeit, and much as.

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Ever wondered why "the file is scheduled to be deleted" sounds perfectly fine, but "the file was attempted to be deleted" is grammatically wrong? Test your advanced grammar skills on acceptable double passives, reporting verbs for rumors, and verbs that reject passive infinitives.

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Why repeat yourself when you can drop words to create elegant, concise sentences? Test your advanced grammar skills on gapping, verb phrase (VP) ellipsis, and right node raising across 10 challenging questions.

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Do you know how to express an unfulfilled plan from the past or calculate exact durations leading up to a future deadline? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering the future perfect continuous, future in the past, and nuanced expectation phrases like bound to and on the verge of.

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Do you know when to use got caught instead of was caught, or why a theory is understood rather than got understood? Challenge yourself with complex sentence structures, including dynamic get-passives, causative delegation, and adversative passives for describing unexpected misfortunes.

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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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Do you know how to drop the "if" to make your English sound more formal and dramatic? Master the art of inversion by testing your knowledge of first conditionals with should, second conditionals with were, third conditionals with had, and complex mixed conditionals.

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Are you confused about when to use "needn't have done" instead of "didn't need to do"? Master the trickiest rules of English verbs by testing yourself on marginal modals, past regrets with ought to, and the modal forms of dare and need.

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Do you know how to accurately report tricky statements like "What shall I do?" or "You mustn't enter"? Shifting modal verbs into reported speech requires much more than just a simple tense backshift. Test your advanced grammar skills on reporting shall for advice, must for prohibitions and obligations, and past modal deductions like must have and might have.

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Do you still use question word order when reporting what someone asked? Test your advanced grammar skills on reported wh- questions, yes/no questions, and infinitive commands in this 10-question challenge.

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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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Want to add a dramatic, native-level flair to your English sentences? Test your advanced grammar skills by mastering standard wh-clefts, reversed wh-clefts, action-focused cleft structures, and pseudo-clefts.

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Do you "depend on" or "depend from" the weather forecast? Master some of the trickiest parts of English by practicing dependent prepositions, articles for professions and generalisations, and pronouns for inanimate objects.

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Do you know why we "go to the gym" but "go on a diet"? Test your knowledge of everyday verb collocations by practicing go to for places, go on for trips, go for for noun activities, and go -ing for sports and leisure.

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Are you planning a trip or baking a cake and need to ask about the time? Master the structure of asking about duration, using the auxiliary "does", and answering with "it takes" in this 12-question challenge.

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Do you know the difference between waking up and getting up? Master the vocabulary of everyday life by testing your knowledge of morning routines, household chores, operating electronics, and running errands.

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Do you know the difference between looking for your keys and looking after a pet? Test your knowledge of essential daily vocabulary, including verbs for routines, clothing, electronics, and problem-solving.

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Why did the alien travel to Earth, or the spy pack a laser ring? Test your ability to answer "why" by mastering the to-infinitive of purpose, avoiding the "for + verb" trap, and correctly linking actions to their reasons.

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Do you know why we say she asked where I went instead of she asked where did I go? Master the tricky word order of reported Wh- and Yes/No questions, and learn how to properly format positive and negative reported commands.

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Is your coffee too hot to drink, or hot enough to warm you up? Master word order by testing your knowledge of too + adjective/adverb, adjective/adverb + enough, and enough + noun across engaging questions.

Did you "stop to buy" coffee, or did you "stop buying" it? Master the verbs that completely change their meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive, including stop, remember, forget, try, and regret.

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Why do we say "I want you to leave" instead of "I want that you leave"? Master the verb + object + to infinitive pattern, including common reporting verbs and negative infinitives, to give commands and express expectations perfectly.

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Do you know why we say "I suggest leaving" but not "I suggest to leave"? Master these tricky grammar rules by practicing verbs followed by gerunds, verb-preposition combinations, and verbs that change meaning (like stop and remember) across 12 engaging questions.

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Do you know why we say "I promised to call" instead of "I promised calling"? Test your knowledge of verb + to-infinitive patterns, including everyday verbs like plan, decide, forget, and refuse, across a variety of fun scenarios.

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Do you ever catch yourself saying you are "listening a podcast" or "looking a picture"? Test your knowledge of dependent prepositions by mastering the exact rules for listen to and look at across 10 quirky scenarios.

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Are you "making" your homework or "doing" your homework? Master the difference between these tricky verbs with everyday school vocabulary, including doing assignments, making mistakes, making progress, and doing an exam.

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Do you tell someone news or say news to them? Master essential communication collocations including say vs. tell distinctions, advice patterns, promise expressions, and argument vocabulary through 23 interactive questions.

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Are you constantly second-guessing whether to use affect or effect? Master these tricky distinctions by practicing countable vs. uncountable determiners, confusing verb pairs like lie/lay, and similar-sounding vocabulary.

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This challenge tests your ability to choose between gerunds and infinitives after common adjectives. Practice with expressions like "happy to help," "tired of waiting," and "worth trying."

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This challenge tests your understanding of gerunds and infinitives after common English verbs. Practice choosing between the -ing form and the to + verb form with verbs like enjoy, want, avoid, and decide.

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There are some verbs in English that need different type of objects: either gerunds or infinitives. In order not to make a mistake students usually learn these verbs by heart. Besides, there are also such verbs that may be followed by both gerunds and infinitives, and the choice of the object type directly influences the meaning of a sentence.

Of course there are not so many verbs such as “forget” in English, but the reason for the choice of the infinitive or the gerund object each time will be different and will strongly influence the meaning of a sentence. And it’s a real challenge for advanced students.

Speaking about the challenge, did you forget... ehm... nervermind...

Are you ready to test your grammar or reluctant to start? Master the rules for pairing adjectives of emotion, readiness, and difficulty with the to infinitive.

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Ever planned something perfectly, only to have it fall apart before it even began? Master how to express unfulfilled plans, narrative destiny, and interrupted actions by practicing would, was going to, and was about to.

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Do you know why we say "I would rather you didn't" when talking about the present? Master the tricky grammar behind expressing strong warnings and preferences by practicing negative "had better" statements, parallel structures, and past subjunctive forms across 15 questions.

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Did you cut your own hair, or did you have it cut? Master the art of delegating tasks by practicing the causative structure, focusing on the have/get something done pattern across various verb tenses.

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Did you know that expressing an urgent wish about the present sometimes requires the past tense? Master these tricky rules by practicing I'd rather + base verb, I'd rather + subject + past tense, and the differences between it's time + infinitive and it's high time + past tense.

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Ready to drop the if and sound like a highly advanced English speaker? Test your mastery of formal grammar by practicing third conditional inversion with had, second conditional inversion with were, and first conditional inversion with should.

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Are you 100% sure, or just making a logical guess? Test your ability to solve everyday mysteries using present modals of deduction, including must for certainty, can't for impossibility, and might/could for possibility.

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Did you waste your time doing something unnecessary, or did you realize it was unnecessary and skip it entirely? Test your grasp of past modals by choosing between needn't have done for wasted efforts and didn't need to do for avoided actions.

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Did you know that negative questions are rarely used just to ask for facts? Test your ability to use them correctly for expressing surprise, confirming information, and making polite invitations across 10 interactive questions.

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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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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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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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Did you hear the floorboards creak, or did you hear them creaking? Master the rules for using the bare infinitive for completed actions and the -ing form for actions in progress after common verbs of perception.

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Do you know why we make a mistake but do the dishes? Master these tricky English verbs by practicing core collocations like do your homework, do a favor, and make a mess.

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If something isn't necessary, do you say "don't have to" or "mustn't"? Choose wrong and you'll ban something instead of making it optional! Test yourself on must vs. have to, need to, and don't have to across 15 real-life scenarios.

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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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Are you bored, or is the situation boring? Master the difference between -ed adjectives for feelings and -ing adjectives for causes in contexts like awkward dates, spooky hotels, and tedious jobs.

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Do you know why we say "in my opinion" but never "according to me"? Master the tricky grammar behind expressing preferences, verbs of dislike with gerunds, and natural opinion phrases.

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Do you "make" errands or "run" them? Master the natural phrasing for daily tasks by practicing errand collocations, money prepositions, and vocabulary for everyday services.

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Do you know how to ask for sauce separately or what to say when a barista asks where you'll eat your food? Test your knowledge of restaurant collocations, shopping phrasal verbs, and everyday prepositions like paying in cash.

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Are you sounding too bossy in English without realizing it? Master the art of courtesy by practicing polite requests, natural offers, and asking for help using phrases like would you mind and shall I.

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Have you ever wondered if someone "replied me" or "replied to me"? Master the nuances of digital communication by practicing verb patterns, texting collocations, and messaging prepositions.

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Do you know whether to say "I look forward to hear" or "I look forward to hearing"? Test your knowledge of gerunds, infinitives of purpose, and polite professional collocations for emails and virtual meetings.

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Do you know the difference between asking someone "Do you like coffee?" and "Would you like some coffee?" Test your polite conversation skills by mastering would you like + noun, would you like to + verb, and the correct use of I'll have for placing orders.

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Do you know when to use passing instead of pass when asking someone for a favor? Master the grammar of everyday favors by practicing could you + base verb, would you mind + gerund, and negative polite requests across 15 interactive questions.

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Do you say in 6 pm or at 6 pm? Is it since three years or for three years? If your native language is Spanish, French, Italian, or Portuguese, these prepositions are your biggest weakness. Master in/on/at for time, since vs for, and to vs for with 12 fun scenarios.

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In English there are some verb constructions having special indirect meaning, such as used to, would, get used to, get doing, be to do, happen to do, be going to do something, be about to do something etc.

For example “I would go swimming to the swimming pool in my childhood” – means that in the past I went to swim periodically but now I don’t go swimming anymore...

These constructions help to add different shades to the main meaning of a sentence without wordy explanations. Now, how about getting answering the questions?

This challenge tests your understanding of how stop, remember, and try change meaning depending on whether they're followed by a gerund or an infinitive. You'll practice distinguishing between past memories and future intentions, quitting an action versus pausing for one, and experimenting versus making an effort.

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Do you take notes or make notes during lectures? Master essential academic collocations including study habits, exam preparation, skill development, and classroom activities through 22 varied practice questions.

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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.

Master transitive vs. intransitive verbs and avoid common errors like discuss about or enter into. Stop adding unnecessary prepositions with high-impact verbs like discuss, reach, enter, and contact!

Practice using verbs that take an object + infinitive pattern, such as want, ask, tell, allow, and encourage. Learn when to use to + verb after the object and which verbs require a bare infinitive instead.

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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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Ever type so fast on Slack or Teams that you leave out an essential word? Test your ability to spot and fix missing auxiliary verbs, dropped pronouns, and omitted prepositions in everyday professional messages.

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