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C1 — Fluent Nuance

A growing library of short, original lessons, numbered in the order we'd suggest going through them. We add to this by hand, so it stays honest rather than padded. Click any lesson title to open 8 kinds of practice exercises for it, generated fresh each time.

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Lesson 1

The Subjunctive After Suggest, Insist, RecommendThese verbs take the base form of the following verb, with no -s: "I recommend that she start immediately," not "starts." Common in formal English.

These verbs take the base form of the following verb, with no -s: "I recommend that she start immediately," not "starts." Common in formal English.

~5–10 min · read the explanation, then try a few of the 8 practice exercise types below the title — there's no formal "complete" marker, work through as many as you find useful.

Lesson 2

Nominalisation for Academic StyleTurning verbs into nouns makes writing sound more formal and objective: "They decided to expand" becomes "Their decision to expand..." Overuse it and writing turns dense — use with care.

Turning verbs into nouns makes writing sound more formal and objective: "They decided to expand" becomes "Their decision to expand..." Overuse it and writing turns dense — use with care.

~5–10 min · read the explanation, then try a few of the 8 practice exercise types below the title — there's no formal "complete" marker, work through as many as you find useful.

Lesson 3

Ellipsis and SubstitutionSkilled writers omit repeated words once the meaning is clear: "She can speak French and he can too" (not "he can speak French too"). Keeps prose tight.

Skilled writers omit repeated words once the meaning is clear: "She can speak French and he can too" (not "he can speak French too"). Keeps prose tight.

~5–10 min · read the explanation, then try a few of the 8 practice exercise types below the title — there's no formal "complete" marker, work through as many as you find useful.

Lesson 4