{"id":4850,"date":"2026-02-15T08:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T08:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2026-02-15T08:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T08:17:27","slug":"c2-nominalization-academic-density-english-grammar-test-2-advanced-proficiency-practice-for-ielts-toefl-yds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/c2-nominalization-academic-density-english-grammar-test-2-advanced-proficiency-practice-for-ielts-toefl-yds\/","title":{"rendered":"C2 Nominalization & Academic Density English Grammar Test 2 – Advanced Proficiency Practice for IELTS TOEFL YDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

C2 Nominalization & Academic Density English Grammar Test 2 – Advanced Proficiency Practice for IELTS TOEFL YDS<\/h3>\n

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Enhance your C2 English with this advanced grammar test on nominalization, clause embedding, syntactic compression, and academic density. Includes 15 questions, ticked correct answers, and very detailed explanations for IELTS, TOEFL, and YDS.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Each question has three options<\/strong>.
\u2022 The correct answer is marked with \u2713<\/strong>.
\u2022 Focus on nominal clause embedding, abstraction layering, noun phrase expansion, and syntactic compression typical of C2 academic prose.<\/p>\n

QUIZ START<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n

A1 Online Grammar Tests<\/a><\/p>\n

A2 Online Grammar <\/a>Tests<\/a><\/p>\n

Tests<\/a><\/p>\n

B2 Online Grammar <\/a>Tests<\/a><\/p>\n

C1 Online Grammar Tests<\/a><\/p>\n

C2 Online Grammar Tests<\/a><\/p>\n

📘 VERY DETAILED EXPLANATIONS<\/h1>\n
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Core Concept: Clause Embedding within Nominal Structures<\/h2>\n

C2 academic English frequently embeds full clauses inside noun phrases.<\/p>\n

This creates:<\/p>\n

\u2022 High information density
\u2022 Structural hierarchy
\u2022 Reduced verbal fragmentation
\u2022 Formal abstraction<\/p>\n

Example transformation:<\/p>\n

Less advanced:
\nMany believe that markets behave rationally.<\/p>\n

C2 density:
\nThe assumption that markets behave rationally\u2026<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s break each item down.<\/p>\n

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1. that \u2713<\/h2>\n

\u201cAssumption\u201d requires a complement clause introduced by \u201cthat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Structure:
\nNoun + that-clause<\/p>\n

\u201cWhich\u201d introduces relative clause, not content clause.
\u201cWhat\u201d cannot follow a noun directly.<\/p>\n

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2. to implement \u2713<\/h2>\n

\u201cFailure\u201d + infinitive is fixed structure.<\/p>\n

The failure to + verb<\/p>\n

Not \u201cfailure implement\u201d (missing infinitive marker).
Not gerund here.<\/p>\n

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3. that \u2713<\/h2>\n

Possibility + that-clause<\/p>\n

Content clause explaining the nature of possibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf\u201d would require gerund: possibility of misinterpreting.<\/p>\n

But here full clause required.<\/p>\n

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4. on \u2713<\/h2>\n

Fixed collocation:<\/p>\n

Insistence on + noun\/gerund<\/p>\n

Not \u201cinsistence in\u201d or \u201cfor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advanced writing requires collocational precision.<\/p>\n

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5. that \u2713<\/h2>\n

Premise + that-clause<\/p>\n

Academic noun + embedded proposition.<\/p>\n

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6. of \u2713<\/h2>\n

Erosion of + noun<\/p>\n

Fixed nominal pattern.<\/p>\n

\u201cErosion for privacy\u201d incorrect.<\/p>\n

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7. that \u2713<\/h2>\n

Claim + that-clause<\/p>\n

Content clause structure.<\/p>\n

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8. to \u2713<\/h2>\n

Tendency + to + verb<\/p>\n

\u201cTendency of\u201d would require gerund: tendency of oversimplifying (less common, awkward).<\/p>\n

Infinitive is standard C2 structure.<\/p>\n

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9. that \u2713<\/h2>\n

Recognition that + clause<\/p>\n

Not \u201crecognition of bias exists\u201d \u2014 grammatically broken.<\/p>\n

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10. to \u2713<\/h2>\n

Reluctance + to + verb<\/p>\n

Fixed academic pattern.<\/p>\n

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11. of \u2713<\/h2>\n

Reconsideration of + noun phrase<\/p>\n

Not \u201cfor\u201d or \u201cabout\u201d in this nominal structure.<\/p>\n

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12. that \u2713<\/h2>\n

Expectation that + clause<\/p>\n

C2 writing embeds propositions as noun complements.<\/p>\n

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13. to \u2713<\/h2>\n

Capacity to + verb<\/p>\n

Capacity of + noun would shift structure.<\/p>\n

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14. that \u2713<\/h2>\n

Perception that + clause<\/p>\n

Embedded proposition.<\/p>\n

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15. of \u2713<\/h2>\n

Prioritization of + noun<\/p>\n

Standard nominal construction.<\/p>\n

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