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Ellipsis with Auxiliaries and Infinitives.

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  1. Fill in the blankUp next

    Exercise 1 of 4 · 18 blanks

    Ellipsis with Auxiliaries and Infinitives — Forms in Context

    Choose the option that completes each sentence in context. Where alternatives are separated by a slash, choose the pair in which both alternatives work.

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  2. Find the mistake

    Exercise 2 · 11 corrections

    Ellipsis with Auxiliaries and Infinitives — Find and Correct the Error

    Find the incorrect word and choose its correction.

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  3. Build the sentence

    Exercise 3 · 10 sentences

    Auxiliary Ellipsis: Build the Contrast

    Arrange the tiles to build a sentence. Leave out the extra tile, and preserve the auxiliary that replaces the repeated words.

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  4. Build the sentence

    Exercise 4 · 10 sentences

    Infinitival Ellipsis: Build the Ending

    Arrange the tiles to build a sentence. Leave out the extra tile, and retain the infinitive ending needed to recover the omitted words.

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About this practice

Put Ellipsis with Auxiliaries and Infinitives into practice with 4 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, and error-correction exercises at C1 (Advanced) level. Submit each exercise to get detailed feedback, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence in real sentences. Retry any exercise as many times as you like. Want the rules first? Back to the lesson.

  • Fill-in-the-blank questions with multiple-choice answers
  • Sentence-building questions: tap the words into the correct order
  • Error-correction questions: spot the wrong word, then choose the fix
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