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Rarely ___ a proposal with such broad support.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: have we seen
A fronted negative adverb triggers subject–auxiliary inversion.
It was her persistence ___ made the difference.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: that
An it-cleft uses that to connect the focused element to the clause.
The committee insisted that the report ___ revised.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: be
The formal mandative subjunctive uses the base form.
___ the difficulties, the team delivered on time.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Notwithstanding
Notwithstanding can precede a noun phrase to mean despite.
The findings ___ to support the initial hypothesis.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: appear
A plural subject takes appear; this verb hedges the claim.
Had I known the risks, I ___ differently.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: would have acted
Inverted had I known is equivalent to if I had known.
What the plan lacks ___ a credible funding model.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: is
A what-cleft commonly takes singular is when identifying one missing thing.
The evidence is compelling, ___ not conclusive.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: albeit
Albeit can introduce a reduced concessive phrase meaning although.
Only after the audit ___ the discrepancy.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: did they discover
Only after at the front triggers inversion in the main clause.
His account is at odds ___ the recorded evidence.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: with
The fixed expression at odds with means in conflict with.
The policy is unlikely ___ the underlying problem.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: to resolve
Be unlikely takes a to-infinitive.
Were the funding withdrawn, the project ___ cease.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: would
Inverted were introduces a hypothetical condition with would as the result.
The claim should be treated with ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: caution
Caution is careful judgement that avoids unwarranted certainty.
She made a convincing case ___ revising the policy.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: for
Make a case for means present supporting reasons.
So intricate ___ that it took years to complete.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: was the design
Fronted so plus adjective can trigger inversion for emphasis.
Rarely ___ a proposal with such broad support.
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Correct answer: have we seen
A fronted negative adverb triggers subject–auxiliary inversion.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: that
An it-cleft uses that to connect the focused element to the clause.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: be
The formal mandative subjunctive uses the base form.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Notwithstanding
Notwithstanding can precede a noun phrase to mean despite.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: appear
A plural subject takes appear; this verb hedges the claim.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: would have acted
Inverted had I known is equivalent to if I had known.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: is
A what-cleft commonly takes singular is when identifying one missing thing.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: albeit
Albeit can introduce a reduced concessive phrase meaning although.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: did they discover
Only after at the front triggers inversion in the main clause.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: with
The fixed expression at odds with means in conflict with.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: to resolve
Be unlikely takes a to-infinitive.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: would
Inverted were introduces a hypothetical condition with would as the result.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: caution
Caution is careful judgement that avoids unwarranted certainty.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: for
Make a case for means present supporting reasons.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: was the design
Fronted so plus adjective can trigger inversion for emphasis.
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