Editing Professional Emails
About this practice test
Practise B2 Use of English through sentence editing. Build accuracy with professional email editing and formal verb patterns.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
12 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- B2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Error correction
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. I would appreciate to receive your reply soon.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- I would appreciate receiving your reply soon.
Appreciate takes an ing form rather than a to-infinitive.
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Question 2 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Please do not hesitate contacting us.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Please do not hesitate to contact us. / Please don't hesitate to contact us.
Hesitate takes a to-infinitive.
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Question 3 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. We look forward to hear from you.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- We look forward to hearing from you.
To in look forward to is a preposition.
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Question 4 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. I am writing on behalf from our director.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- I am writing on behalf of our director. / I'm writing on behalf of our director.
On behalf of identifies the person represented. Change from to of.
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Question 5 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The quotation is subject of final approval.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The quotation is subject to final approval.
Subject to means conditional on.
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Question 6 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. We regret to informing you that your request has been refused today.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- We regret to inform you that your request has been refused today.
Regret to inform introduces unwelcome news now. In this construction, to is followed by the base verb inform.
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Question 7 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Could you explain us the revised procedure?
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Could you explain the revised procedure to us?
Explain something to someone is the correct pattern.
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Question 8 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. I would be grateful of you could confirm the date.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- I would be grateful if you could confirm the date.
Grateful if introduces the polite conditional request.
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Question 9 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. We have pleasure to enclose the requested brochure.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- We have pleasure in enclosing the requested brochure. / We've pleasure in enclosing the requested brochure.
Have pleasure in takes an ing form in this formal formula.
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Question 10 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Thank you for your assist with the arrangements.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Thank you for your assistance with the arrangements.
The noun assistance follows your.
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Question 11 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Your application has been forward to the relevant team.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Your application has been forwarded to the relevant team.
The passive perfect needs the participle forwarded.
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Question 12 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. Please let me to know whether the time suits you.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- Please let me know whether the time suits you.
Let someone do takes a bare infinitive.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.