The Wording of a Public Commitment

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Practice level

C2. 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

Single choice, Multiple choice, Fill in the blank (text), Fill in the blank (dropdown), Cloze (text), Cloze (dropdown), Matching, Error correction, Sentence transformation, Sentence reordering

How to approach this practice

Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Choose the best completion. The phrase 'where practicable' introduces a … that prevents the commitment from being unconditional.

   1. confirmation
   2. verification
   3. ratification
   4. qualification
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   Answer

   qualification

   A qualification limits the scope or force of a statement.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The authority intends to complete the work by June; it does not guarantee completion by then.

   1. The authority guarantees that all work will be finished by June.
   2. June is the authority's intended completion date rather than a guaranteed deadline.
   3. The authority aims to finish by June but stops short of guaranteeing that outcome.
   4. The authority has ruled out finishing before July.
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   Answer

   June is the authority's intended completion date rather than a guaranteed deadline.; The authority aims to finish by June but stops short of guaranteeing that outcome.

   Intends and aims express a target, without the certainty of a guarantee or the exclusion of earlier completion.

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

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Use the noun from AMBIGUOUS. The revision removes an ___ about whether the exception applies to existing users.

   Check answers and explanations

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   ambiguity

   An ambiguity is a point open to more than one interpretation.

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

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The undertaking is without prejudice ___ any rights users already hold.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. with
   2. to
   3. on
   4. for
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   Blank 1

   to

   Without prejudice to means without adversely affecting the specified rights.

5. Question 5 · Cloze (text)

   Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

   Form a word from each capitalised word. The statement distinguishes a legal 1___ (OBLIGE) from an aspiration. Its wording must avoid 2___ (ADVERTENT) promises made by mistake and specify any relevant 3___ (EXCEPT).

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   obligation

   Blank 2

   inadvertent

   Blank 3

   exceptions / exception

   Obligation is a duty; inadvertent means unintended; any permits either a relevant exception or relevant exceptions here.

6. Question 6 · Cloze (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The authority undertakes 1___ publish annual updates. This undertaking should not be taken 2___ imply that every target will be met. Any guarantee would have to be set 3___ expressly.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. at
   2. for
   3. on
   4. to

   Choices for blank 2

   1. with
   2. for
   3. as
   4. to

   Choices for blank 3

   1. back
   2. off
   3. aside
   4. out
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   to

   Blank 2

   to

   Blank 3

   out

   Undertake to and be taken to imply use infinitives; set out means state explicitly.

7. Question 7 · Matching

   Match each item to the correct choice.

   Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Completing public-policy qualifications.

   Answer choices

   • for an automatic extension of the deadline.
   • to revise the timetable after consultation.
   • to the availability of legally approved funding.

   Items

   • The commitment is subject
   • The statement makes no provision
   • The authority reserves the right
   Check answers and explanations

   1. The commitment is subject

   to the availability of legally approved funding.

   2. The statement makes no provision

   for an automatic extension of the deadline.

   3. The authority reserves the right

   to revise the timetable after consultation.

   Subject to, provision for and the right to require these distinct complements.

8. Question 8 · Error correction

   Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

   Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The authority gave assurance to that existing agreements would remain valid.

   Check answers and explanations

   Accepted answers

   The authority gave assurance that existing agreements would remain valid.

   An assurance that-clause does not take to before that.

9. Question 9 · Sentence transformation

   Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.

   Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the word promised without changing it. The statement promises publication of the figures but does not promise that the figures will be favourable. Publication of the figures is promised; favourable figures ___.

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   Accepted answers

   are not promised / aren't promised

   The passive contrast preserves the difference between promising publication and promising a favourable outcome.

10. Question 10 · Sentence reordering

    Arrange these parts into the correct sentence.

    Put the chunks in order to make one complete sentence. Keep the capitalised opening first and the punctuated ending last.

    Sentence parts

    • To the extent that the undertaking is conditional,
    • its wording
    • must identify
    • the conditions on which it depends.
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    Correct order

    To the extent that the undertaking is conditional, its wording must identify the conditions on which it depends.

    To the extent that limits the requirement's context; depends takes on in the relative clause.

11. Question 11 · Single choice

    Choose one answer.

    Choose the best completion. The revised clause is intended to … any inference that renewal is automatic.

    1. procure
    2. preclude
    3. prescribe
    4. precede
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    Answer

    preclude

    Preclude means prevent or rule out; the aim is to block an inference, not require it.

12. Question 12 · Multiple choice

    Choose all the correct answers.

    Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The policy guarantees access unless a temporary safety closure is necessary.

    1. Access is guaranteed even during every necessary safety closure.
    2. Any inconvenience automatically cancels the access guarantee.
    3. Access is guaranteed, subject to any necessary temporary safety closure.
    4. The guarantee of access does not override a necessary temporary safety closure.
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    Answer

    Access is guaranteed, subject to any necessary temporary safety closure.; The guarantee of access does not override a necessary temporary safety closure.

    Both correct options retain the specific safety exception; the other options remove it or broaden it without support.

13. Question 13 · Fill in the blank (text)

    Complete each blank with the missing word or phrase.

    Use an adjective from EQUIVOCATE. The promise is ___: it admits no exception or qualification.

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    unequivocal

    Unequivocal describes a clear, unqualified statement; the context excludes equivocal.

14. Question 14 · Error correction

    Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.

    Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. At no point the authority guaranteed uninterrupted access.

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    Accepted answers

    At no point did the authority guarantee uninterrupted access.

    Fronted at no point triggers did plus subject and the base verb guarantee.

15. Question 15 · Sentence transformation

    Rewrite or complete the second sentence as instructed, keeping the same meaning unless the task asks you to change it.

    Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Use the word failure without changing it. The authority's failure to mention a fee does not mean that entry is free. It cannot be inferred ___ entry is free.

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    Accepted answers

    from the authority's failure to mention a fee that / from its failure to mention a fee that / from the failure to mention a fee that

    The reformulation preserves the exact source and limit of the proposed inference.

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.

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