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C2-Level Grammer List


Students of English linguistic communication who are preparing to sit down an exam at C2 grade oft worry, with a ane grand one thousand other things, virtually grammar. Whether the exam consists of a dissever department that tests grammer or not, at that spot is footling doubtfulness that the textbooks used inwards grooming for the exam include private sections that explicate a grammatical build with subsequent exercises to consolidate a student's understanding.

The next listing is ane that should serve equally a basis  for candidates too teachers. If a C2 exam candidate is able to outline the rules that apply to each too every chemical element on this list, too so they volition travel able to 


a) recognize the grammatical build examined inwards a item enquiry of the exam (for instance, inwards the multiple selection questions of the grammer department of the ECPE or MSU-CELP, or inwards the Use of English linguistic communication department of the CPE)

b) piece of occupation the 'best' C2 grammatical constructs, that is, ones that surpass B2 grade due to their complexity. When such to a greater extent than complex structures are incorporated inwards the Speaking department of the exam (the oral component, inwards other words) or Writing section, too so points volition travel awarded resulting inwards a higher mark.

This listing should hence serve equally a checklist for students too teachers too specific sections ask to travel highlighted inwards particular. The aim is twofold: steer candidates away from pitfalls inwards the grammer department on the ane hand, too encourage systematic usage of these highlighted sections inwards speaking too writing so that they larn instant nature.


As the spider web log grows, explanations too exercises for each of these points volition travel uploaded.



CPE / ECPE Grammar Checklist




1)   Present tenses

2)   Past tenses

3)   Present perfect tenses

4)   Past perfect tenses

5)   Future tenses

6)   Modals + modal perfect

7)   gerunds – infinitives

8)   passive voice

9)   causatives

10) reported spoken communication (indirect speech)


12) conditionals

13) wishes

14) temporals

15) would rather / would sooner / would prefer

16) it’s fourth dimension / equally if / imagine

17) word order

18) question tags


20) emphasis

21) relative clauses

22) participle clauses

23) connectors

24) adjectives

25) adverbs

26) comparatives / superlatives

27) nouns / articles

28) quantifiers