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B2 Nouns · Compound

Compound nouns and possessive forms

Noun+noun compounds and possessive 's

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Example: It's a two hours' walk.
Common misconception: Hyphenation; apostrophe placement

Open lesson: Compound nouns and possessive forms 39 exercises available

B2 Pronouns · Reciprocal

Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns

each other/one another vs reflexives

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Example: They helped each other.
Common misconception: each other vs themselves

Open lesson: Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns 39 exercises available

B2 Pronouns · Generic

Generic/common-gender pronouns

they for unknown-gender singular

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Example: If anyone calls tell them to wait.
Common misconception: Agreement concerns

Open lesson: Generic/common-gender pronouns 39 exercises available

B2 Adjectives · Comparison

Modifying comparatives

Grading comparison with far/much/a bit

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Example: It's far more expensive.
Common misconception: Modifier choice

Open lesson: Modifying comparatives 39 exercises available

B2 Adjectives · Compound

Compound adjectives

Hyphenated multi-word adjectives

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Example: a well-known author
Common misconception: Hyphenation; word order

Open lesson: Compound adjectives 39 exercises available

B2 Adjectives and adverbs · Emphasis

Inversion with negative adverbials

Fronted negatives triggering inversion

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Example: Never have I seen such a mess.
Common misconception: First appears here/at C1; form

Open lesson: Inversion with negative adverbials 43 exercises available

B2 Adverbs · Position

Position of adverbs and adverb phrases

Placement rules for adverb types

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Example: I have almost finished.
Common misconception: Misplacement of frequency/degree adverbs

Open lesson: Position of adverbs and adverb phrases 39 exercises available

B2 Emphasis and inversion · Clefts

Cleft sentences

it-clefts and wh-clefts for focus

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Example: What I need is a holiday.
Common misconception: Structure; often extends to C1

Open lesson: Cleft sentences 39 exercises available

B2 Emphasis and inversion · Do

Emphatic do/did

Auxiliary do for emphasis

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Example: I do like it.
Common misconception: Overuse; form

Open lesson: Emphatic do/did 39 exercises available

B2 Clauses · Result

Clauses of contrast purpose reason result

Full range of adverbial clauses

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Example: It was so cold that the lake froze.
Common misconception: so/such; linker choice

Open lesson: Clauses of contrast purpose reason result 39 exercises available

B2 Linking words and discourse · Linkers

Discourse markers (linking words)

Cohesion with however moreover therefore

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Example: Moreover the costs are rising.
Common misconception: Register; punctuation

Open lesson: Discourse markers (linking words) 39 exercises available

B2 Auxiliary verbs · Ellipsis

Ellipsis and substitution

Omitting/replacing repeated elements

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Example: I'll go if you want me to.
Common misconception: Recovering omitted words

Open lesson: Ellipsis and substitution 39 exercises available