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C1 Advanced Reporting Patterns Test

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British English usage: C1 reporting includes subjunctive that-clauses after verbs of demand, recommendation, request and insistence, alongside indicative that-clauses and object + that-clause patterns.

Cambridge Grammar reference: Advanced reporting depends on the meaning and complementation pattern of the reporting verb, not a single backshift rule.

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1. The committee demanded that the company ___ the decision. (review)

2. They recommended that he ___ immediately. (leave)

3. The doctor advised that she ___ more rest. (get)

4. She insisted that the report ___ rewritten. (be)

5. The manager requested that everyone ___ on time. (arrive)

6. Experts claim that the policy ___ effective. (be)

7. She assured us that they ___ the matter. (investigate)

8. He warned ministers that the situation ___ critical.

9. Choose the formal mandative structure. They proposed that the plan be revised. They proposed that the plan was revised.

10. Choose the correct object pattern. She reminded me that the meeting had changed. She reminded that me the meeting had changed.

11. The board urged that action ___ immediately. (take)

12. Customers complained that they ___ informed. (not keep)