Complex sentences and precision: guided B2 practice

What this module changes

This module focuses on Complex sentences and precision. You begin by learning to builds defining and non-defining relatives with correct commas and pronouns. The final lesson asks you to passes a 9-item quiz; writes then speaks three combined sentences from memory without copying the original model.

Level: B2. There are 5 connected lessons. Complete them in order if the topic is new, or use the list to locate one specific gap.

The lesson map

What useful practice looks like

• Who, which, that: relative clauses in real sentences: Builds defining and non-defining relatives with correct commas and pronouns.
• The passive: when the doer does not matter: Chooses passive for processes and news, keeps active for stories.
• Packing information into fewer words: Compresses two clauses into a participle clause or dense noun phrase.

Use true information where possible. A sentence about your own routine, work or plans is easier to remember than a sentence copied from a model.

A practical study routine

1. Read the lesson objective before the explanation.
2. Say the model aloud once, then change at least two details.
3. Complete the check without opening the answer first.
4. Record or write the mission on your own device.
5. At the checkpoint, name one error you corrected and one skill that still needs practice.

How the lessons work together

Complex sentences and precision is a sequence, not a folder of unrelated pages. Who, which, that: relative clauses in real sentences establishes the first usable move. Later lessons add control, choice and time pressure. Checkpoint: long sentences, clear meaning asks you to combine the module without copying an answer.

• Who, which, that: relative clauses in real sentences: Builds defining and non-defining relatives with correct commas and pronouns
• The passive: when the doer does not matter: Chooses passive for processes and news, keeps active for stories
• Packing information into fewer words: Compresses two clauses into a participle clause or dense noun phrase
• The sentence-combining workshop: Combines 12 short-sentence sets into complex sentences, then unpacks 6 dense ones

Keep one piece of evidence from the first lesson and improve the same piece at the checkpoint. That comparison shows more than a quiz score because it records what changed in your own language.

Transfer the skill to a new situation

After the checkpoint, change the audience or purpose. A speaking answer can become a short written message. A formal response can be rewritten for a teammate. A story can be shortened for a meeting update. Keep the main meaning while changing the delivery.

When a result is weak, return to the lesson whose outcome describes the missing skill. Do not restart the full course unless several earlier foundations are missing.

Start or continue the module

Your progress is saved on this device only.

1. 1Who, which, that: relative clauses in real sentences19 min, Not complete
2. 2The passive: when the doer does not matter20 min, Not complete
3. 3Packing information into fewer words18 min, Not complete
4. 4The sentence-combining workshop19 min, Not complete
5. 5Checkpoint: long sentences, clear meaning20 min, Not complete

How to know you are ready to continue

Do not judge readiness by reading speed. You are ready when you can complete the checkpoint task with a clear message, understandable language and no copied answer. A small number of errors is normal at B2; errors should not hide your meaning.

If the checkpoint is difficult, repeat the lesson whose outcome matches the problem. That is faster than restarting the whole module.