Category 1 — Unreal Ideas
If I h̲a̲d̲ s̲a̲v̲e̲d̲ more money, I w̲o̲u̲l̲d̲ b̲e̲ less stressed now.
a) real future condition b) unreal present condition only c) past condition with present result
c) past condition with present result
He m̲u̲s̲t̲ h̲a̲v̲e̲ f̲o̲r̲g̲o̲t̲t̲e̲n̲ the meeting.
a) strong guess about the past b) advice about the past c) future possibility
a) strong guess about the past
The people l̲i̲v̲i̲n̲g̲ n̲e̲x̲t̲ d̲o̲o̲r̲ are very quiet.
a) full relative clause b) non-defining clause c) reduced relative clause
c) reduced relative clause
A̲l̲t̲h̲o̲u̲g̲h̲ I was tired, I finished the report.
a) reason b) concession c) result
b) concession
People t̲e̲n̲d̲ t̲o̲ panic when plans change suddenly.
a) soft general statement b) strong command c) exact promise
a) soft general statement
H̲a̲d̲ I̲ k̲n̲o̲w̲n̲ about the traffic, I would have left earlier.
a) normal third conditional b) inverted third conditional c) second conditional
b) inverted third conditional
You s̲h̲o̲u̲l̲d̲ h̲a̲v̲e̲ c̲a̲l̲l̲e̲d̲ me first.
a) past possibility b) past certainty c) criticism about a past action
c) criticism about a past action
My brother, w̲h̲o̲ y̲o̲u̲ m̲e̲t̲ y̲e̲s̲t̲e̲r̲d̲a̲y̲, is moving abroad.
a) non-defining relative clause b) defining relative clause c) reported question
a) non-defining relative clause
I was nervous. N̲e̲v̲e̲r̲t̲h̲e̲l̲e̲s̲s̲, I answered all the questions.
a) result linker b) reason linker c) contrast linker
c) contrast linker
He s̲e̲e̲m̲s̲ t̲o̲ b̲e̲ upset about something.
a) direct fact b) careful guess c) strong rule
b) careful guess
It’s time you w̲e̲n̲t̲ home.
a) present advice with past form b) real past action c) future arrangement
a) present advice with past form
By June, I w̲i̲l̲l̲ h̲a̲v̲e̲ b̲e̲e̲n̲ w̲o̲r̲k̲i̲n̲g̲ here for five years.
a) future continuous b) future perfect continuous c) future perfect simple
b) future perfect continuous
F̲e̲e̲l̲i̲n̲g̲ t̲i̲r̲e̲d̲, I went straight home.
a) time clause b) participle clause giving reason c) condition clause
b) participle clause giving reason
He spoke clearly s̲o̲ t̲h̲a̲t̲ everyone could understand him.
a) purpose/result link b) contrast link c) condition link
a) purpose/result link
N̲e̲v̲e̲r̲ h̲a̲v̲e̲ I̲ s̲e̲e̲n̲ such a busy market.
a) normal statement b) direct question c) inversion after negative adverbial
c) inversion after negative adverbial
I wish I h̲a̲d̲n̲’̲t̲ s̲e̲n̲t̲ that message.
a) wish about now b) past regret c) future hope
b) past regret
He i̲s̲ s̲a̲i̲d̲ t̲o̲ b̲e̲ very honest.
a) reporting passive b) normal active reporting c) direct speech
a) reporting passive
It w̲a̲s̲ T̲o̲m̲ w̲h̲o̲ broke the glass.
a) passive emphasis b) fronted adverbial c) cleft sentence
c) cleft sentence
She left early s̲o̲ a̲s̲ t̲o̲ avoid the traffic.
a) reason with because b) contrast with although c) purpose with infinitive
c) purpose with infinitive
I d̲o̲ a̲g̲r̲e̲ with you.
a) passive structure b) normal question form c) emphatic do
c) emphatic do
I’d rather you d̲i̲d̲n̲’̲t̲ t̲e̲l̲l̲ anyone.
a) past regret b) strong rule c) preference about someone’s action
c) preference about someone’s action
I h̲a̲d̲ m̲y̲ l̲a̲p̲t̲o̲p̲ r̲e̲p̲a̲i̲r̲e̲d̲ yesterday.
a) passive with modal b) causative have c) present passive
b) causative have
T̲h̲a̲t̲ b̲o̲o̲k̲, I really enjoyed.
a) fronting for emphasis b) normal word order c) indirect question
a) fronting for emphasis
Don’t call me u̲n̲l̲e̲s̲s̲ it’s urgent.
a) time condition b) negative condition c) reason condition
b) negative condition
I don’t like cold coffee, and n̲e̲i̲t̲h̲e̲r̲ d̲o̲ I̲.
a) repeated full sentence b) negative agreement c) contrast linker
b) negative agreement