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C1 · Word order

The verb group at the end of the clause

Long verb groups in subordinate clauses.

  1. The fact that the application has been rejected was published.
  2. The report states that the new rules will be introduced next year.
  3. It is unclear whether the file can still be amended.
  4. He claims that the inspection was carried out properly.
  5. Nobody knows whether the question has been answered.
  6. The board regrets that the committee could not be convened.
  7. The minister confirmed that the money has been transferred.
  8. The audit showed that the controls had been bypassed.
  9. We assume that the figures have been verified twice.
  10. The plan fails because nobody has checked the assumptions.
  11. The minister announced that the decision would be published in the gazette.
  12. The council decided that the old regulation should be replaced.