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Archaic main-clause order

The old literary habit of putting the verb last in the main clause too.

  1. A book that he wrote won the prize.
  2. A street that nobody knew led to the old harbour.
  3. The question that nobody could answer remained on the table.
  4. The year in which the fire destroyed the town is unknown.
  5. In the time when people wrote letters by hand, everything took longer.
  6. The moment she saw him, she understood everything.
  7. The house where he was born has been demolished.
  8. A woman whom nobody trusted directed the whole affair.
  9. The report that caused the scandal was published on a Friday.
  10. The war that destroyed everything lasted seven years.
  11. There was a time when the harbour was full of sailing ships.
  12. Those who knew him said nothing.