A train-accessible weekend on the Shropshire Way combines dramatic landscapes with historic towns and welcoming pubs

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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)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The itineraries would be considerably less useful if the GPX files ___ compatible with common navigation devices.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. are not
   2. were not
   3. had not been
   4. would not be
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   were not

   A hypothetical present condition requires the irrealis were.

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

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   ___ the full route, the visitors opted for a two-day section instead.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. Not wishing to tackle
   2. Not having wished to tackle
   3. Not wishing having tackled
   4. Not to wishing tackle
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   Not wishing to tackle

   The perfect participial clause indicates an earlier decision or action.

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

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   The itinerary is designed ___ the trail’s appeal while reducing its practical demands.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. preserving
   2. preserve
   3. to preserve
   4. preserved
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   to preserve

   Designed takes a to-infinitive expressing purpose.

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

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   Only after the 15-mile hike ___ the significance of the comfortable room.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. the walker appreciated
   2. did the walker appreciate
   3. the walker did appreciate
   4. appreciated the walker
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   did the walker appreciate

   Negative-initial inversion requires auxiliary inversion after the fronted phrase.

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

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   The route combines historic towns with landmarks, ___ the walk a broader cultural dimension.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. gave
   2. giving
   3. to giving
   4. given
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   giving

   The present participle expresses the resulting consequence.

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

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   The pub’s preserved character is such ___ many visitors regard it as an attraction in its own right.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. as
   2. that
   3. which
   4. what
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   that

   Such followed by a noun takes the conjunction that.

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

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   Had the route been less carefully structured, it ___ the same sense of attainable progression.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. would not preserve
   2. would not have preserved
   3. will not have preserved
   4. had not preserved
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   would not have preserved

   A third conditional requires would have plus the past participle.

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

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   The trail is presented as a sequence of journeys, each ___ to travelers with limited time.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. suiting
   2. suit
   3. suited
   4. to suit
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   suited

   A reduced relative clause requires the past participle suited.

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