Complete the exhausted theater director's email to the producers regarding their star actress's demands by dragging the correct conjunctions into the blanks.
Madame Bianca has stated she will absolutely not step onto the stage tonight, even if we offer to triple her performance fee.
The producers have to decide by noon whether they want to meet her ridiculous dressing room demands or simply cancel the entire run of the play.
She will graciously allow the understudy to share her spotlight, on condition that the poor boy remains at least six feet away from her at all times.
The correct answers are:
Madame Bianca has stated she will absolutely not step onto the stage tonight, even if we offer to triple her performance fee.
Even if is a concessive conditional conjunction. It shows that the main clause (her refusal to perform) remains true regardless of the hypothetical condition (tripling her fee).
The producers have to decide by noon whether they want to meet her ridiculous dressing room demands or simply cancel the entire run of the play.
Whether pairs with "or" to introduce an exhaustive conditional clause, showing that a choice must be made between two distinct alternatives.
She will graciously allow the understudy to share her spotlight, on condition that the poor boy remains at least six feet away from her at all times.
On condition that is a formal conjunction used to express a very strict, non-negotiable stipulation.
Conjunction
A conjunction is a word that connects other words, phrases, or clauses. English has two main types: coordinating conjunctions join units of equal weight (and, but, or, so, yet, for, nor — the FANBOYS), while subordinating conjunctions introduce dependent clauses (because, although, if, when, while, since, unless).
Conjunctions are how you build compound and complex sentences instead of stacking short ones. The choice of conjunction signals the relationship between the ideas — addition, contrast, cause, condition, time — so picking the right one shapes the whole meaning.
Conditional sentence
A conditional sentence describes one situation as depending on another. It pairs a condition clause (usually starting with if) with a consequence clause: If it rains, we'll stay in. The condition can refer to general truths, real future possibilities, hypothetical present situations, or unreal past situations — and each type uses a specific tense pattern.
English teaching groups these into zero, first, second, third, and mixed conditionals. Mastering them lets you talk about plans, regrets, hypotheticals, and warnings — territory you can't reach with simple present and past tenses alone.
Complex sentence
A complex sentence combines an independent clause with at least one dependent (subordinate) clause: I missed the bus because I overslept. The dependent clause adds extra information — usually about time, reason, condition, or which thing is meant — but can't stand alone. It's introduced by a subordinating conjunction (because, although, if, when, while) or a relative pronoun (who, which, that).
Mastering complex sentences is the move from simple, choppy writing to prose that links ideas. It's also where comma decisions get interesting — placement depends on which clause comes first.
C1 | Advanced
C1 is the advanced level in the CEFR framework, sitting between B2 and C2. At C1 you stop translating in your head and start thinking in English — handling specialised articles outside your field, picking up implicit meaning, and writing structured arguments on complex topics.
Grammatically, C1 means natural use of inversion (Rarely have I seen…), mixed and advanced conditionals, subjunctive forms in formal contexts, and cleft sentences for emphasis. Most university programmes for non-native speakers and many professional certifications set C1 as their entry standard.
Difficulty: Hard
The Hard difficulty tag marks questions and challenges aimed at upper-intermediate to advanced learners — typically B2 and above. Expect interacting rules, edge cases, distractors that look right at first glance, and contexts where the surface meaning and the grammatical answer don't match.
Filter by Hard when you're past the basics and want material that genuinely tests your understanding. These questions catch the gaps your textbook didn't — register-sensitive choices, exception cases, mixed conditionals, the difference between would have been and had been.