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In formal English, we use the terms “the former” and “the latter” to refer back to the first and last item of a set respectively.
Have a look at the grammar sheet below to learn when and how to use them.
Note: The former and the latter may come up in the gapped text exercise (C1 reading part 7 / C2 reading part 6) at the beginning of the paragraph after the gap to refer back to the previous one. They are connecting words that will help you link two paragraphs.
















