C2 ESL Trivia

Which sentence contains correct complex inversion?

• Not until I saw him I realized the truth.

• Not until did I see him I realized the truth.

• Not until I saw him did I realize the truth.

• Not until saw I him did I realize the truth.

Choose the correct ellipsis construction:

• She speaks faster than I do.

• She speaks faster than me do.

• She speaks faster than I am.

• She speaks faster than I to do.

Which sentence uses emphatic inversion properly?

• Never I have met such a kind person.

• Never have I met such a kind person.

• Never I met have such a kind person.

• I never have met such a kind person.

Choose the correctly structured third conditional with modality:

• He might had succeeded if he worked harder.

• He would have succeeded if he would try harder.

• He could have succeeded if he had worked harder.

• He should had succeeded if he had worked harder.

Which sentence uses reduced adverbial clauses correctly?

• While I was walking to work, I called my friend.

• Walking to work, I called my friend.

• I called my friend walking to work.

• I was calling my friend when walked to work.

Which sentence uses a nominal relative clause?

• I like what you said.

• I like the thing what you said.

• I like that what you said.

• I like which you said.

Identify the correct use of concessive clause:

• Even he is rich, he is unhappy.

• Although being rich, he is unhappy.

• Rich he is, he is unhappy.

• Although he is rich, he is unhappy.

Choose the best sentence with correct register and cohesion:

• It was raining, however we went out.

• Despite the rain, we went out.

• Because the raining, we went out.

• Even it was rain, we went out.

What does 'obfuscate' mean?

• to clarify

• to confuse

• to promote

• to organize

Choose the best synonym for 'magnanimous':

• greedy

• generous

• timid

• practical