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C1 Inversion in Conditionals Test

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British English usage: Formal conditional inversion can replace if: Should you need…, Were they to…, Had I known…. It is common in formal written and professional English.

Cambridge Grammar reference: The inverted structure preserves conditional meaning while shifting register and emphasis; auxiliary-subject inversion replaces if.

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1. If you need any help, contact us. → ___ you need any help, contact us.

2. If they sold the house, they would make a profit. → ___ they to sell the house, they would make a profit.

3. If I had known, I would have called. → ___ I known, I would have called.

4. ___ you have any questions, please let me know.

5. ___ the company to close, many jobs would be lost.

6. ___ we not acted quickly, the damage would have been worse.

7. Choose the formal equivalent of ‘If you should require assistance’. Should you require assistance You should require assistance

8. Choose the correct third conditional inversion. Had she known, she would have stayed. Had known she, she would have stayed.

9. If I were in your position, I’d refuse. → ___ I in your position, I’d refuse.

10. If the offer were to change, we would reconsider. → ___ the offer to change, we would reconsider.