2026 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Will Be Announced Friday

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How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The article emphasizes that the recipient ___ not yet been identified.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. has
   2. have
   3. having
   4. be
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   has

   The present perfect passive requires has before the past participle been.

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Had the committee released further details, speculation ___ been less intense.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. would have
   2. would be
   3. will have
   4. had
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   would have

   A third conditional requires would have followed the past perfect condition.

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The article avoids claims ___ exceed the available evidence.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. that
   2. what
   3. whose
   4. where
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   that

   The relative pronoun that correctly introduces the restrictive clause modifying claims.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Only after Friday ___ the recipient’s identity become publicly known.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. will
   2. the identity will
   3. does
   4. the identity does
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   will

   Fronted negative restriction triggers subject–auxiliary inversion: will the identity become.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The available facts are too limited ___ any rationale confidently.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to establish
   2. establishing
   3. established
   4. establish
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   to establish

   Too plus adjective is followed by an infinitive expressing an impossible consequence.

6. Question 6 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The announcement is expected ___ international discussion about peace-building.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to prompt
   2. prompting
   3. prompted
   4. prompt
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   to prompt

   The passive structure expected is followed by a to-infinitive complement.

7. Question 7 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   Were speculation to be presented as fact, it ___ the distinction between evidence and expectation.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. would blur
   2. will blurred
   3. would blurred
   4. blurs
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   would blur

   The inverted hypothetical conditional requires would blur in its consequent clause.

8. Question 8 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

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   The article recommends that readers ___ conjecture from verified information.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. distinguish
   2. distinguishes
   3. distinguished
   4. distinguishing
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   distinguish

   After recommends that, formal English uses the mandative base form distinguish.

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