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Relatives and catenative clauses

Relative clauses, comparatives and the word order they need.

  1. The letter which the board received yesterday concerns the merger.
  2. The applicants whose files were incomplete were informed in writing.
  3. The proposal to which the commission refers was never discussed in full.
  4. The results are better than the board had expected.
  5. The report is more critical than the reviewers had anticipated.
  6. The organisation now has the possibility to offer a flexible contract.
  7. The committee was given the task to draft a new code of conduct.
  8. The board regrets that it cannot give a positive answer.
  9. The director announced that the plans would be presented in June.
  10. It is unclear whether the committee reached a decision at all.
  11. The fact that the costs have risen does not change anything.
  12. The house which the board bought in 2024 needs extensive renovation.