Una prueba de trabajo flexible

La pista decisiva es «Had the manager [1] _____ solely on attendance figures, she might have misunderstood the flexible-working pilot.». Had + sujeto + participio es una condición invertida de una alternativa pasada irreal. Significa if ... had relied..., no que esa dependencia ocurriera realmente. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «Had the manager relied solely on attendance figures, she might have misunderstood the flexible-working pilot.».

La pista decisiva es «The evaluation was designed to take different job requirements into [2] _____.». Take something into account significa considerarlo al decidir; el nombre account completa esta expresión fija. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «The evaluation was designed to take different job requirements into account.».

La pista decisiva es «By the time the first review began, staff [3] _____ their working patterns for twelve weeks.». Usa had been + -ing para expresar la duración de una actividad hasta un punto pasado, incluidas sus huellas recientes. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «By the time the first review began, staff had been recording their working patterns for twelve weeks.».

La pista decisiva es «The most [4] _____ finding was that different teams faced different practical limits.». El hueco describe el hallazgo o mejora siguientes; después de the most se necesita el adjetivo significant. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «The most significant finding was that different teams faced different practical limits.».

La pista decisiva es «[5] _____ the average satisfaction score increased, several workers reported difficulty contacting colleagues.». Usa although/even though + finite clause para expresar una concesión seguida de sujeto y verbo conjugado. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «Although the average satisfaction score increased, several workers reported difficulty contacting colleagues.».

La pista decisiva es «The evaluators proposed [6] _____ a common period when everyone would be available.». Propose/recommend seguido directamente de una acción lleva aquí complemento -ing. El plan es la acción, no un tiempo finito ni un infinitivo con to insertado. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «The evaluators proposed introducing a common period when everyone would be available.».

La pista decisiva es «Their report placed emphasis [7] _____ access to shared information rather than time spent at a desk.». La colocación es based on para una base o place emphasis on para un foco. En la frase completa, on introduce esa base o foco. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «Their report placed emphasis on access to shared information rather than time spent at a desk.».

La pista decisiva es «They interviewed employees [8] _____ work involved supporting colleagues outside normal office hours.». La relativa empieza con un nombre asociado al antecedente, como work, family u objections. Whose marca esa relación posesiva y el nombre siguiente permanece. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «They interviewed employees whose work involved supporting colleagues outside normal office hours.».

La pista decisiva es «Only after the revised arrangements had been tested [9] _____ the organisation extend the pilot.». Usa only after/until + clause; inverted main clause para expresar inversión en la principal, no dentro de la subordinada con after o until. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «Only after the revised arrangements had been tested did the organisation extend the pilot.».

La pista decisiva es «The next evaluation must compare different experiences, [10] _____ than rely on a single overall average.». Rather than contrapone la acción buscada con la alternativa rechazada; ambas tienen funciones gramaticales paralelas. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «The next evaluation must compare different experiences, rather than rely on a single overall average.».

La pista decisiva es «[11] _____ the interview notes, the manager invited the affected teams to design a practical solution.». Usa having + past participle para expresar una acción terminada explícitamente antes del hecho principal. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «Having examined the interview notes, the manager invited the affected teams to design a practical solution.».

La pista decisiva es «Had she ignored those differences, she [12] _____ an arrangement that worked well for only some staff.». Usa would have + past participle para expresar el resultado pasado irreal de una condición que no ocurrió. En esta tarea, la oración completa es «Had she ignored those differences, she would have introduced an arrangement that worked well for only some staff.».