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C2 · Word order

Formal relative clauses

Wiens, wier, hetgeen, met wie and waar + preposition in long sentences.

  1. The decision on the basis of which the permit was refused has been annulled.
  2. The writer whose novel won the prize is only twenty-three.
  3. The woman whose son was arrested refuses to comment.
  4. He failed, which surprised nobody.
  5. The people I spoke to all agreed.
  6. This is the problem we must find a solution for.
  7. Whatever happens, I'll stand by you.
  8. Anyone who disagrees can say so now.
  9. The conditions under which the agreement was concluded are unclear.
  10. Everything he said turned out to be untrue.