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Extra practice for Lesson 46

Supplementary support for language you've already met in the course. Nothing here is a required stage — use it whenever a point needs more work.

Grammar practice

Quick checks drawn from the Grammar Bank. Try it, then reveal.

Reason, purpose & result

Clauses & Linking

Reason: because / since / as / due to + noun. Purpose: to / in order to / so that. Result: so / therefore / consequently / such … that.

  • Purpose: 'I called him ___ confirm the time.'

  • Result: 'It was ___ a good film ___ we watched it twice.'

Full explanation in the Reference Centre

Inversion for emphasis

Comparison & Emphasis

Put a negative or restrictive adverbial first, then invert subject and auxiliary: Not only did she…, Rarely have I…, No sooner had we….

  • Invert: 'I have never seen anything like it.'

  • Invert: 'She not only writes, she also illustrates.'

Full explanation in the Reference Centre