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C1 · Word order

The object clause comes last

Sentences with a dat-clause as the object.

  1. The minister said that the figures were not available.
  2. The report shows that the method was flawed.
  3. The applicant confirmed that the documents had been sent.
  4. The notice announces that the rules have changed.
  5. The inspectorate verified that the accounts were in order.
  6. The director explained that the delay was unavoidable.
  7. The court ruled that the appeal could not succeed.
  8. The press office confirmed that the minister would speak later.
  9. The employer stated that the dismissal was not linked to the illness.
  10. The study found that the effect was smaller than assumed.
  11. The letter states that the appeal was received in time.
  12. The union argued that the plan would cost jobs.