Practice 1. “Which” Referring back to a Whole Clause | (B-Level, Intermediate)
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Based on this lesson identify what the relative pronoun “which” refers back to. It may refer back to a word in the preceding clause or to the whole preceding clause.
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What surprised all political experts is that Senator Ecks was reelected despite a turbulent campaign.
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Senator Eck’s political campaign did not surprise all political experts. It was the fact that he was reelected that surprised them.
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It is the fact that they found a mistake that means they have to correct the rest of the code.
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The fact that they found a mistake, not the program code, is what means they have to correct the rest of the code.
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What seems to indicate that their business is doing well is that they have been spending a great deal of money.
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What seems to indicate that their business is doing well is that they have been spending a great deal of money.
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Sorry, that’s not correct. It is the house that was built during the Civil War.
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That’s right! It is the house that was built during the Civil War.
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That’s incorrect. What has been causing problems? A glitch has, not the fact that they found a it.
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That’s right. A glitch is what has been causing a great deal of problems for users, not the fact they found it.
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What is a problem is that they used the incorrect methodology. The methodology itself is not a serious problem.
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What is a problem is that they used the incorrect methodology. The methodology itself is not a serious problem.
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What included the wrong variables? The analyses did.
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The analyses is what included the wrong variables.
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The fact that a growing number of Americans do not trust the news media is what points to the need for change.
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What points to the need for change? Not the news media but the fact that a growing number of Americans do not trust the news media.
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It is the fact that independent journalists offer different perspectives on the news that should not be taken to meant that they are more trustworthy.
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It is the fact that independent journalists offer different perspectives on the news, not perspectives, that should not be taken to meant that they are more trustworthy.
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What did no one expect him to do? To have announced his retirement.
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What did no one expect him to do? To have announced his retirement.