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clauses-and-conditionals
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C1
TOEIC 785–900
IELTS 7.0–8.0
Clauses & Conditionals
Advanced Conditionals (Inversion, Supposing, Assuming)
Formal conditional inversion (Had I known…), and conjunctions: supposing, assuming, given that.
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C1
TOEIC 785–900
IELTS 7.0–8.0
Clauses & Conditionals
Participle Clauses (Sentence Shortening)
Reducing clauses with -ing, -ed, or having + past participle: Walking home, I saw an accident.
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C1
TOEIC 785–900
IELTS 7.0–8.0
Clauses & Conditionals
The Unreal Past (Beyond 'Wish' and 'If')
Expressing unreality with: it's time, I'd rather, as if/as though, would sooner, had better.
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C1
TOEIC 785–900
IELTS 7.0–8.0
Clauses & Conditionals
Free Relatives (whoever, whatever, wherever)
Clauses with whoever, whatever, whenever, wherever, however that act as noun or adverb phrases.
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C1
TOEIC 785–900
IELTS 7.0–8.0
Clauses & Conditionals
What-Clauses
Noun clauses with what as subject or complement: What surprised me was her reaction. What I need is help.
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C2
TOEIC 905–990
IELTS 8.5–9.0
Clauses & Conditionals
Complex Sentence Architecture (Embedded, Absolute, and Verbless Clauses)
C2-level clause structures: deeply embedded clauses, absolute constructions, verbless clauses in formal prose.
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