44/50 10 mins
C1 FINAL TEST
CONGRATULATIONS 🥳
You’ve come a long way already. After having reviewed all grammatical aspects of a
C1 level, we can certainly state that you’re ready to put everything you’ve learned
into practice.
The following nal test will consist of 50 questions, statements, rules and so on,
related to everything we’ve seen from the introduction to unit 15.
Don’t get overwhelmed if you get stuck in some questions, what really matters is
that you organise properly the time you’re given so that you’re able to answer them
all.
We are going to ask you to try to do these exercises on your own without consulting
your notes.
It’s okay if you make mistakes, don’t worry. Later on, you’ll get the chance to check
the test with all the answers.
…are you ready? You’ll do amazing, we believe in you!
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44/50 (10 mins)
C1 LEVEL FINAL TEST
1. Fill in the gap with the past continuous ‘What ______ (they/do) at 10pm last
night - it was really noisy?
A) Was them doing
B) Was they doing
C) Were they doing
2. Fill in the gap with the past perfect continuous form
‘Everything was white because it _______ (snow) ’.
A) Had snowed
B) Had been snowing
C) Have been snowing
3. Fill in the gap according to countable/ uncountable nouns
‘There aren’t ______ computers n my classroom’.
A) any
B) Some
C) A
4. Fill in the gap with a comparison clause
‘Lucy and Jan are equally good at tennis. Lucy is ____ good ____ Jan at tennis.’
A) better than
B) As / as
C) Gooder
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5. Spot the mistake in the following superlative sentence
‘That old couple bought the expensivest house in town’.
A) there’s no mistake
B) The most expensive
C) The expensiver
6. Fill in the gap with a time clause
‘It was unwise of David to make light of such a sensitive issue’ / ‘Exactly. No sooner
________ the joke that everyone got up and left’.
A) has he told
B) Having told
C) Had he told
7. Fill in the gap with a time clause
‘You must have been worried knowing she was alone so late at night’. / ‘Well, once I
________ her come in, I relaxed’.
A) Have heard
B) Heard
C) Hear
8. Choose the correct option so that the verb GET has the suggested meaning
‘I _______ for her birthday’. (Bought a ring for my wife)
A) Got to my wife a ring
B) Got my wife a ring
C) Got a ring my wife
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9. Fill in the gap with the correct option
‘I’m sorry I dropped the eggs. I _______ to carry so many things at the same time’.
A) don’t have to try
B) Shouldn’t have tried
C) Needn’t have tried
10. Fill in the gap with the correct past modal verb
‘The house _________ (may sell) for over a million dollars’.
A) May have sold
B) May sold
C) May be sold
11. Fill in the gap with a future tense
‘Just a minute, please. I will be with you as soon as I _______ this’.
A) Have done
B) Am doing
C) Will do
12. Fill in the gap with a future tense
‘Your wallet _______ stolen if you put it in your back pocket. There are pickpockets
everywhere around here’.
A) Is getting
B) Is going to get
C) Will be getting
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13. Fill in the gap with a future tense
‘Sara ________ to Paris on Friday for a conference’.
A) Will y
B) Is ying
C) Will have own
14. Complete with a clause of contrast/ purpose
‘Tom got to the meeting on time in ______ of heavy tra c’.
A) Despite
B) Although
C) Spite
15. Complete with a clause of contrast/ purpose
‘Emma saved some money in _______ to buy a new dress. ’.
A) Spite of
B) Order
C) So that
16. Connect the two sentences with a clause of purpose
‘Linda turned on the lights .She wanted to see better’. (so that)
A) Linda turned on the lights so that she saw better.
B) Linda turned on the lights, so that she sees better.
C) Linda turned on the lights so that she could see better.
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17. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of verb in
brackets
‘If Joe hadn’t studied chemistry at university, it’s unlikely that he ______ the well-paid
job he’s had for years now’. (Get)
A) Would have gotten
B) Had gotten
C) Would had gotten
18. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of verb in
brackets
‘We ______ enough time now if we hadn’t wanted to see the castle’. (Have)
A) Would have had
B) Have had
C) Would had had
19. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of verb in
brackets
‘If you ______ something to eat in the morning, you wouldn’t feel sick now’. (Have)
A) Had
B) Have had
C) Had had
20. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of verb in
brackets
‘The chicken isn’t very good. It ________ better if you had put some spices on it’.
(Taste)
A) Tasted
B) Would taste
C) Will taste
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21. Fill in the gap with the correct verbal complement
‘Did you mention _______ to book the restaurant when you saw Angie?’
A) Having
B) To have
C) To need
22. Fill in the gap with the correct complement of the verb in brackets
‘Miss Hill was explaining some grammar to us but she had to stop ______ a couple
of the girls to be quiet’. (Tell)
A) To tell
B) Telling
C) Told
23. Take the information in the rst sentence and re-write it, using the word in
brackets so that the 2nd sentence hasthe same meaning. You cannot change
the word in bold in ANY way. You can use a minimum of THREE and a
maximum of SIX words for each gap.
‘John said he almost never went out on a Wednesday night’. (Rarely)
A) “Rarely I go out on a Wednesday night," John said.
B) “Rarely I’m going out on a Wednesday night," John said.
C) “Rarely do I go out on a Wednesday night," John said.
24. Take the information in the rst sentence and re-write it, using the word in
brackets so that the 2nd sentence hasthe same meaning. You cannot change
the word in bold in ANY way. You can use a minimum of THREE and a
maximum of SIX words for each gap.
‘Don’t ever open this door’. (Account)
A) No account should you open this door.
B) On no account should you open this door.
C) It isn’t account should you open this door.
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25. Choose the correct reported verb phrase
‘You are right. We shouldn't have spoken to him’.
A) Joe advised speaking to him was a mistake.
B) Joe admitted speaking to him was a mistake
C) Joe begged speaking to him was a mistake
26. Choose the correct reported verb phrase
‘There’s a thief over there!’.
D) The shop assistant complained the man of being a thief.
E) The shop assistant accused the man of being a thief.
F) The shop assistant shouted the man of being a thief.
27. Fill in the gap with the correct introductory verb
‘No, it wasn’t me. I didn’t eat the last chocolate biscuit’.
A) He denied eating the last chocolate biscuit.
B) He refused eating the last chocolate biscuit.
C) He complained eating the last chocolate biscuit.
28. Report the following sentences, making the appropriate changes n the verb
tenses
Harriet said, “I’ve never been there before”
A) Harriet told me that he has never been there before.
B) Harriet told me that he never went there before.
C) Harriet told me that he had never been there before.
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29. Report the following sentences, making the appropriate changes n the verb
tenses
Harriet said, “I’ve never been there before”
A) Harriet told me that he has never been there before.
B) Harriet told me that he never went there before.
C) Harriet told me that he had never been there before.
30. Report the following sentences, making the appropriate changes n the verb
tenses
His mom used to say, “Bob can read, and he’s only 3!”
A) His mom used to tell me that Bob was able to read being only 3.
B) His mom used to tell me that Bob could read being only 3.
C) His mom used to tell me that Bob can read being only 3.
31. Change these active sentences to passive
‘Someone had broken the window by 3 p.m’
A) The window has been broken by 3 p.m
B) The window had been broke by 3 p.m
C) The window had been broken by 3 p.m
32. Change these active sentences to passive
‘I hope they’re going to hire me soon’
A) I hope I get hired soon.
B) I hope I’m going to be hired soon.
C) I hope I will get hired soon.
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33. Change these passive sentences to active
‘The mistake could not have been made by them’
A) They could not have done the mistake.
B) They could not make the mistake.
C) They could not have made the mistake.
34. Look at the subject and complete with the correct verb tense in passive
form
‘That car looks like it has never ______ ‘ (wash)
A) That car looks like it has never been washed.
B) That car looks like it has never washed.
C) That car looks like it was never washed.
35. Look at the subject and complete with the correct verb tense in passive
form
‘Unfortunately , the budget has ______ yet. ‘ (not/approve)
A) Unfortunately, the budget hasn’t approved yet.
B) Unfortunately, the budget wasn’t approved yet.
C) Unfortunately, the budget hasn’t been approved yet.
36. Fill in the gap using the base word given between brackets
‘Many people often make a ______ between London and Paris’. (Compare)
A) Many people often make a comparison between London and Paris.
B) Many people often make a comparing between London and Paris.
C) Many people often make a comparance between London and Paris.
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37. Fill in the gap using the base word given between brackets
‘Don’t you nd it _______ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?’.
(Intrigue)
A) Don’t you nd it intrigues how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?
B) Don’t you nd it intriguing how Jeremy always comes to work looking so
untidy?
C) Don’t you nd it intrigable how Jeremy always comes to work looking so
untidy?
38. Fill in the gap using the base word given between brackets
‘If you weren't ______so of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you. (Critic)
A) If you weren't so critical of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.
B) If you weren't so criticising of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.
C) If you weren't so criticing of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.
39. Spot the mistake and choose the correct sentence
‘We’re not sure he is enough experienced for the position’.
A) We’re not sure he is enough experiencing for the position.
B) We’re not sure he isn’t enough experienced for the position.
C) We’re not sure if he is experienced enough for the position.
40. Spot the mistake and choose the correct sentence
‘Yesterday, I must sent a very important email to a client.’.
A) Yesterday, I had to send a very important to a client.
B) Yesterday, I have sent a very important to a client.
C) Yesterday, I must’ve sent a very important to a client.
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41. Rewrite the sentence into a cleft sentence
‘The Olympic games rst took place in Greece’.
A) It was in Greece which the Olympic Games rst took place.
B) It was in Greece when the Olympic Games rst took place.
C) It was in Greece that the Olympic Games rst took place.
42. Rewrite the sentence into a cleft sentence
‘They booked a holiday together’.
A) What they did was (to) book a holiday together.
B) What they do is (to) book a holiday together.
C) What they’ve done was (to) book a holiday together.
43. Rewrite the sentence into a cleft sentence
‘My sister Gracie came on Thursday’.
A) It was on Thursday which my sister came.
B) It was on Thursday that my sister came.
C) It was on Thursday when my sister ame.
44. Choose whether the following sentence is a simile or a metaphor
‘She’s got the heart if a lion!”
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Neither
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45. Choose whether the following sentence is a simile or a metaphor
‘My hands are as cold as ice’.
A) Metaphor
D) Simile
E) Neither
46. Change the normal sentence into one with inversion
‘John had never been to such a fantastic restaurant‘.
A) Had he never been to such a fantastic restaurant.
B) Hadn’t he been to such a fantastic restaurant.
C) Never had he been to such a fantastic restaurant.
47. Change the normal sentence into one with inversion
‘I had scarcely nished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of
the exam’.
A) Scarcely had I nished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end
of the exam.
B) Had I scarcely nished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end
of the exam.
C) Never had I scarcely nished writing my essay when the examiner announced
the end of the exam.
48. Fill in the gaps with a suitable relative pronoun / adverb where necessary
‘The man with the parrot is the one _____ went mad and now he thinks we killed his
parrot’.
A) The man with the parrot is the one whose went mad and now he thinks we killed
his parrot.
B) The man with the parrot is the one whom went mad and now he thinks we killed
his parrot.
C) The man with the parrot is the one who went mad and now he thinks we killed
his parrot.
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49. Fill in the gaps with a suitable relative pronoun / adverb where necessary
‘The place ______ the party held was a luxurious mansion’.
A) The place where the party was held was a luxurious mansion.
B) The place which the party was held was a luxurious mansion.
C) The place that the party was held was a luxurious mansion.
50. Fill in the gaps with a suitable relative pronoun / adverb where necessary
‘Last week was one of those times _____ nothing went right, _______ was disturbing
considering all the work ______ I had to do’.
A) When / which / where
B) Which / which / that
C) When / which / that
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C1 LEVEL FINAL TEST - SOLVED
1. Fill in the gap with the past continuous ‘What ______ (they/do) at 10pm last night - it
was really noisy?
A) Was them doing
B) Was they doing
C) Were they doing
2. Fill in the gap with the past perfect continuous form
‘Everything was white because it _______ (snow) ’.
A) Had snowed
B) Had been snowing
C) Have been snowing
3. Fill in the gap according to countable/ uncountable nouns
‘There aren’t ______ computers n my classroom’.
A) any
B) Some
C) A
4. Fill in the gap with a comparison clause
‘Lucy and Jan are equally good at tennis. Lucy is ____ good ____ Jan at tennis.’
A) better than
B) As / as
C) Gooder
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5. Spot the mistake in the following superlative sentence
‘That old couple bought the expensivest house in town’.
A) there’s no mistake
B) The most expensive
C) The expensiver
6. Fill in the gap with a time clause
‘It was unwise of David to make light of such a sensitive issue’ / ‘Exactly. No sooner
________ the joke that everyone got up and left’.
A) Has he told
B) Having told
C) Had he told
7. Fill in the gap with a time clause
‘You must have been worried knowing she was alone so late at night’. / ‘Well, once I
________ her come in, I relaxed’.
A) Have heard
B) Heard
C) Hear
8. Choose the correct option so that the verb GET has the suggested meaning
‘I _______ for her birthday’. (Bought a ring for my wife)
A) Got to my wife a ring
B) Got my wife a ring
C) Got a ring my wife
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9. Fill in the gap with the correct option
‘I’m sorry I dropped the eggs. I _______ to carry so many things at the same time’.
A) don’t have to try
B) Shouldn’t have tried
C) Needn’t have tried
10. Fill in the gap with the correct option
‘The house _________ (may sell) for over a million dollars’.
A) May have sold
B) May sold
C) May be sold
11. Fill in the gap with a future tense
‘Just a minute, please. I will be with you as soon as I _______ this’.
A) Have done
B) Am doing
C) Will do
12. Fill in the gap with a future tense
‘Your wallet _______ stolen if you put it in your back pocket. There are pickpockets
everywhere around here’.
A) Is getting
B) Is going to get
C) Will be getting
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13. Fill in the gap with a future tense
‘Sara ________ to Paris on Friday for a conference’.
A) Will y
B) Is ying
C) Will have own
14. Complete with a clause of contrast/ purpose
‘Tom got to the meeting on time in ______ of heavy tra c’.
A) Despite
B) Although
C) Spite
15. Complete with a clause of contrast/ purpose
‘Emma saved some money in _______ to buy a new dress. ’.
A) Spite of
B) Order
C) So that
16. Connect the two sentences with a clause of purpose
‘Linda turned on the lights .She wanted to see better’. (so that)
A) Linda turned on the lights so that she saw better.
B) Linda turned on the lights, so that she sees better.
C) Linda turned on the lights so that she could see better.
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17. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of verb in
brackets
‘If Joe hadn’t studied chemistry at university, it’s unlikely that he ______ the well-paid
job he’s had for years now’. (Get)
A) Would have gotten
B) Had gotten
C) Would had gotten
18. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of verb in
brackets
‘We ______ enough time now if we hadn’t wanted to see the castle’. (Have)
A) Would have had
B) Have had
C) Would had had
19. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of verb in
brackets
‘If you ______ something to eat in the morning, you wouldn’t feel sick now’. (Have)
A) Had
B) Have had
C) Had had
20. Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of verb in
brackets
‘The chicken isn’t very good. It ________ better if you had put some spices on it’.
(Taste)
A) Tasted
B) Would taste
C) Will taste
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21. Fill in the gap with the correct verbal complement
‘Did you mention _______ to book the restaurant when you saw Angie?’
A) Having
B) To have
C) To need
22. Fill in the gap with the correct complement of the verb in brackets
‘Miss Hill was explaining some grammar to us but she had to stop ______ a couple
of the girls to be quiet’. (Tell)
A) To tell
B) Telling
C) Told
23. Take the information in the rst sentence and re-write it, using the word in
brackets so that the 2nd sentence hasthe same meaning. You cannot change
the word in bold in ANY way. You can use a minimum of THREE and a
maximum of SIX words for each gap.
‘John said he almost never went out on a Wednesday night’. (Rarely)
A) “Rarely I go out on a Wednesday night," John said.
B) “Rarely I’m going out on a Wednesday night," John said.
C) “Rarely do I go out on a Wednesday night," John said.
24. Take the information in the rst sentence and re-write it, using the word in
brackets so that the 2nd sentence hasthe same meaning. You cannot change
the word in bold in ANY way. You can use a minimum of THREE and a
maximum of SIX words for each gap.
‘Don’t ever open this door’. (Account)
A) No account should you open this door.
B) On no account should you open this door.
C) It isn’t account should you open this door.
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25. Choose the correct reported verb phrase
‘You are right. We shouldn't have spoken to him’.
A) Joe advised speaking to him was a mistake.
B) Joe admitted speaking to him was a mistake
C) Joe begged speaking to him was a mistake
26. Choose the correct reported verb phrase
‘There’s a thief over there!’.
D) The shop assistant complained the man of being a thief.
E) The shop assistant accused the man of being a thief.
F) The shop assistant shouted the man of being a thief.
27. Fill in the gap with the correct introductory verb
‘No, it wasn’t me. I didn’t eat the last chocolate biscuit’.
A) He denied eating the last chocolate biscuit.
B) He refused eating the last chocolate biscuit.
C) He complained eating the last chocolate biscuit.
28. Report the following sentences, making the appropriate changes n the verb
tenses
Harriet said, “I’ve never been there before”
A) Harriet told me that he has never been there before.
B) Harriet told me that he never went there before.
C) Harriet told me that he had never been there before.
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30. Report the following sentences, making the appropriate changes n the verb
tenses
His mom used to say, “Bob can read, and he’s only 3!”
A) His mom used to tell everyone that Bob was able to read being only 3.
B) His mom used to tell everyone that Bob could read being only 3.
C) His mom used to tell everyone that Bob can read being only 3.
31. Change these active sentences to passive
‘Someone had broken the window by 3 p.m’
A) The window has been broken by 3 p.m
B) The window had been broke by 3 p.m
C) The window had been broken by 3 p.m
32. Change these active sentences to passive
‘I hope they’re going to hire me soon’
A) I hope I get hired by them soon.
B) I hope I’m going to be hired by them soon.
C) I hope I will get hired by them soon.
33. Change these passive sentences to active
‘The mistake could not have been made by them’
A) They could not have done the mistake.
B) They could not make the mistake.
C) They could not have made the mistake.
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34. Look at the subject and complete with the correct verb tense in passive
form
‘That car looks like it has never ______ ‘ (wash)
A) That car looks like it has never been washed
B) That car looks like it has never washed
C) That car looks like it was never washed
35. Look at the subject and complete with the correct verb tense in passive
form
‘Unfortunately , the budget has ______ yet. ‘ (not/approve)
A) Unfortunately, the budget hasn’t approved yet.
B) Unfortunately, the budget wasn’t approved yet.
C) Unfortunately, the budget hasn’t been approved yet.
36. Fill in the gap using the base word given between brackets
‘Many people often make a ______ between London and Paris’. (Compare)
A) Many people often make a comparison between London and Paris.
B) Many people often make a comparing between London and Paris.
C) Many people often make a comparance between London and Paris.
37. Fill in the gap using the base word given between brackets
‘Don’t you nd it _______ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?’.
(Intrigue)
A) Don’t you nd it intrigues how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?
B) Don’t you nd it intriguing how Jeremy always comes to work looking so
untidy?
C) Don’t you nd it intrigable how Jeremy always comes to work looking so
untidy?
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38. Fill in the gap using the base word given between brackets
‘If you weren't ______so of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you. (Critic)
A) If you weren't so critical of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.
B) If you weren't so criticising of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.
C) If you weren't so criticing of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.
39. Spot the mistake and choose the correct sentence
‘We’re not sure he is enough experienced for the position’.
A) We’re not sure he is enough experiencing for the position.
B) We’re not sure he isn’t enough experienced for the position.
C) We’re not sure if he is experienced enough for the position.
40. Spot the mistake and choose the correct sentence
‘Yesterday, I must sent a very important email to a client.’.
A) Yesterday, I had to send a very important to a client.
B) Yesterday, I have sent a very important to a client.
C) Yesterday, I must’ve sent a very important to a client
41. Rewrite the sentence into a cleft sentence
‘The Olympic games rst took place in Greece’.
A) It was in Greece which the Olympic Games rst took place.
B) It was in Greece when the Olympic Games rst took place.
C) It was in Greece that the Olympic Games rst took place.
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42. Rewrite the sentence into a cleft sentence
‘They booked a holiday together’.
A) What they did was (to) book a holiday together.
B) What they do is (to) book a holiday together.
C) What they’ve done was (to) book a holiday together.
43. Rewrite the sentence into a cleft sentence
‘My sister Gracie came on Thursday’.
A) It was on Thursday which my sister came.
B) It was on Thursday that my sister came.
C) It was on Thursday when my sister ame.
44. Choose whether the following sentence is a simile or a metaphor
‘She’s got the heart if a lion!”
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Neither
45. Choose whether the following sentence is a simile or a metaphor
‘My hands are as cold as ice’.
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Neither
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46. Change the normal sentence into one with inversion
‘John had never been to such a fantastic restaurant‘.
A) Had he never been to such a fantastic restaurant.
B) Hadn’t he been to such a fantastic restaurant.
C) Never had he been to such a fantastic restaurant.
47. Change the normal sentence into one with inversion
‘I had scarcely nished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of
the exam’.
A) Scarcely had I nished writing my essay when the examiner announced
the end of the exam.
B) Had I scarcely nished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end
of the exam.
C) Never had I scarcely nished writing my essay when the examiner announced
the end of the exam.
48. Fill in the gaps with a suitable relative pronoun / adverb where necessary
‘The man with the parrot is the one _____ went mad and now he thinks we killed his
parrot’.
A) The man with the parrot is the one whose went mad and now he thinks we killed
his parrot.
B) The man with the parrot is the one whom went mad and now he thinks we killed
his parrot.
C) The man with the parrot is the one who went mad and now he thinks we
killed his parrot.
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49. Fill in the gaps with a suitable relative pronoun / adverb where necessary
‘The place ______ the party held was a luxurious mansion’.
A) The place where the party was held was a luxurious mansion.
B) The place which the party was held was a luxurious mansion.
C) The place that the party was held was a luxurious mansion.
50. Fill in the gaps with a suitable relative pronoun / adverb where necessary
‘Last week was one of those times _____ nothing went right, _______ was disturbing
considering all the work ______ I had to do’.
A) When / which / where
B) Which / which / that
C) When / which / that
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