In Part 1 you fill ten grammar gaps in a connected text. You choose from three options per gap – here’s how to spot the right one.
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Part 1 tests your grammar in context. You read a connected text of around 250 words – at B2 usually a formal letter, an email or a factual text – with ten gaps. For each gap you choose the grammatically correct option from three (a, b or c).
It tests above all demanding structures: connectors (sodass, indem, je … desto), verbs with a preposition, Konjunktiv II, the passive, relative clauses and noun-verb collocations. It’s not about isolated rules, but about whether the word really fits in the sentence structure.
The difficulty: often all three options seem possible at first glance. What decides is the exact structure – the verb requires a particular preposition, the connector a particular word order. Every correct gap scores points; wrong answers are not penalized.
Read the whole text once to understand the topic and situation.
Go gap by gap and read the whole sentence structure each time, not just the gap.
Ask yourself: does the verb need a preposition? Is it a main or subordinate clause? Active or passive?
Put the option in and read the sentence again as a check – does it sound correct?
Actively rule out options: two are usually wrong by a clear rule.
At the end, enter an answer for every gap – even when guessing, because there’s no penalty.
A short example in the same format: choose the grammatically correct option for each gap.
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich schreibe Ihnen, ___ (1) mich über die letzte Lieferung zu beschweren. Die Ware ___ (2) leider beschädigt geliefert.
Gap (1): (a) um · (b) damit · (c) dass
Why? “um … zu” forms the infinitive clause of purpose: “um mich … zu beschweren”. “damit” needs a clause with its own subject, and “dass” does not fit here grammatically.
Gap (2): (a) wurde · (b) wäre · (c) hätte
Why? Here the process passive in the past tense is needed: “Die Ware wurde beschädigt geliefert.” “wäre/hätte” (Konjunktiv II) don’t fit a plain statement of fact.
Sehr geehrte Frau Berg, vielen Dank für Ihre Anfrage. Die Unterlagen, ___ Sie gebeten haben, sende ich Ihnen gern zu.
Which option fits grammatically in the gap?
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The correct form depends on the whole sentence structure. Always read the full sentence, often the one before too.
“sich beschweren über”, “bestehen auf” – learn verb + preposition as a fixed unit.
sodass (consequence), damit (purpose), obwohl (contrast) – the word order and the meaning decide.
No answer means a guaranteed zero. Enter an option even if you have to guess.
Ten. You fill ten gaps in a connected text and choose from three options (a/b/c) per gap.
Around 250 words – usually a formal letter, an email or a factual text with ten built-in gaps.
No. There is no penalty for guessing – so fill every gap.
Practice gap-fill texts on connectors, Konjunktiv II, the passive and verbs with a preposition. In a Prepliq mock you get the correct form explained after each gap.
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