Exercises C1 : complex relative clauses in English (answers)

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These exercises are based on the course on complex relative clauses in English at C1 level. Test your mastery of formal relative structures, from preposition placement to non-defining clauses.

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Exercice 1 — Complex relative clauses: fill in the blank

Complete each sentence with the correct relative pronoun or structure (e.g. whom, whose, which, to whom, for which, etc.).

  1. The professor ___ I had spoken before the lecture turned out to be the department head.
  2. The committee published a report, ___ conclusions surprised many in the academic community.
  3. This is the policy ___ the entire restructuring plan was based.
  4. She was awarded a scholarship, ___ allowed her to complete her doctoral research abroad.
Correction

  1. The professor to whom I had spoken before the lecture turned out to be the department head.
  2. The committee published a report, whose conclusions surprised many in the academic community.
  3. This is the policy on which the entire restructuring plan was based.
  4. She was awarded a scholarship, which allowed her to complete her doctoral research abroad.

Exercice 2 — Spot and correct the errors

Each sentence contains one error related to complex relative clauses. Rewrite the full corrected sentence.

  1. The delegate who I presented the proposal to him later withdrew his support.
  2. This is the framework which the entire methodology is based on it.
  3. The findings, that were published last year, have since been widely cited.
  4. He interviewed three candidates, whom all had extensive experience in the field.
Correction

  1. The delegate to whom I presented the proposal later withdrew his support.
  2. This is the framework on which the entire methodology is based.
  3. The findings, which were published last year, have since been widely cited.
  4. He interviewed three candidates, all of whom had extensive experience in the field.

Exercice 3 — Choose the correct relative clause structure

Select the option that correctly completes each formal or academic sentence.

  1. The scholar ___ work has influenced generations of linguists received an honorary degree.
  2. The organisation donated several manuscripts, ___ are now housed in the national library.
  3. The lawyer ___ the case was assigned had over twenty years of experience.
  4. The conference, ___ I had been looking forward for months, was ultimately cancelled.
Correction

  1. The scholar whose work has influenced generations of linguists received an honorary degree. (B. whose)
  2. The organisation donated several manuscripts, all of which are now housed in the national library. (C. all of which)
  3. The lawyer to whom the case was assigned had over twenty years of experience. (C. to whom)
  4. The conference, to which I had been looking forward for months, was ultimately cancelled. (B. to which)

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