{"id":5784,"date":"2026-02-28T09:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/?p=5784"},"modified":"2026-02-28T09:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:31:45","slug":"c1-advanced-relative-nominal-clauses-test-2-ielts-toefl-yds-grammar-practice-englishtestcenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/c1-advanced-relative-nominal-clauses-test-2-ielts-toefl-yds-grammar-practice-englishtestcenter\/","title":{"rendered":"C1 Advanced Relative & Nominal Clauses \u2013 Test 2 IELTS, TOEFL & YDS Grammar Practice EnglishTestCenter"},"content":{"rendered":"

C1 Advanced Relative & Nominal Clauses \u2013 Test 2 IELTS, TOEFL & YDS Grammar Practice EnglishTestCenter<\/h3>\n

Sharpen your C1 grammar skills with Advanced Relative & Nominal Clauses Test 2. This 15-question practice test is ideal for IELTS, TOEFL, and YDS candidates, featuring in-depth explanations and exam-focused structures.<\/p>\n

At C1 level, candidates are expected to manipulate complex relative and nominal clauses<\/strong> with accuracy and stylistic awareness. This includes reduced relative clauses, preposition-fronting, possessive relatives, nominal relative clauses functioning as subjects or objects, embedded questions, and contrastive nominal structures.<\/p>\n

In IELTS, TOEFL, and YDS, such constructions are essential for demonstrating advanced syntactic range and precision in both reading and writing tasks.<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/strong> Choose the best answer for each question.<\/p>\n

QUIZ START<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n

A1 Online Grammar Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n

A2 Online Grammar <\/a>Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n

Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n

B2 Online Grammar <\/a>Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n

C1 Online Grammar <\/a>Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n

C2 Online Grammar <\/a>Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n

Detailed Explanations (All Answers Explained Together)<\/h1>\n

Below are extremely detailed explanations for all correct answers. Each explanation focuses on clause type, grammatical function, and advanced C1-level usage. Only the correct answer word is referenced.<\/p>\n

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1. whose<\/h3>\n

This sentence requires a possessive relative pronoun because the noun \u201cdetails\u201d belongs to \u201cthe proposal.\u201d At advanced level, learners must recognize that \u201cwhose\u201d is used for possession with both people and things, especially in non-defining relative clauses.<\/p>\n

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2. which<\/h3>\n

The phrase \u201cmany of which\u201d is a formal and advanced structure used in non-defining relative clauses. The relative pronoun refers to \u201cassumptions,\u201d which are things, not people. \u201cThat\u201d cannot be used after a preposition in this structure.<\/p>\n

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3. What<\/h3>\n

\u201cWhat the study fails to address\u201d is a nominal relative clause functioning as the subject of the sentence. \u201cWhat\u201d replaces \u201cthe thing that,\u201d forming a complete subject. This structure is typical of advanced academic English.<\/p>\n

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4. whether<\/h3>\n

After verbs like \u201cdebated,\u201d which imply uncertainty or alternatives, \u201cwhether\u201d introduces a nominal clause correctly. This conjunction is more formal and precise than \u201cif\u201d in academic contexts.<\/p>\n

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5. which<\/h3>\n

\u201cResults of which\u201d is a preposition + relative pronoun construction used in non-defining clauses. Only \u201cwhich\u201d can follow the preposition \u201cof\u201d in this formal structure.<\/p>\n

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6. where<\/h3>\n

This sentence requires an embedded question introduced by \u201cwhere.\u201d The clause functions as the object of \u201crecall.\u201d At C1 level, learners must avoid unnecessary inversion and use the correct wh-word for place.<\/p>\n

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7. that<\/h3>\n

In defining relative clauses referring to things, \u201cthat\u201d is often preferred, especially when the clause is essential to the meaning. The clause \u201cthat underpinned earlier research\u201d specifies which assumptions are meant.<\/p>\n

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8. What<\/h3>\n

This is another nominal relative clause functioning as the subject of the sentence. \u201cWhat\u201d introduces the content of what was not considered, combining antecedent and relative pronoun in one word.<\/p>\n

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9. that<\/h3>\n

In structures like \u201cone of the + plural noun,\u201d the defining relative clause usually takes \u201cthat\u201d in formal exam usage. The clause specifies which measures are referred to.<\/p>\n

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10. whether<\/h3>\n

After the adjective \u201cuncertain,\u201d the appropriate conjunction introducing a nominal clause is \u201cwhether.\u201d This form is standard in formal academic writing and avoids ambiguity.<\/p>\n

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11. whose<\/h3>\n

The sentence expresses possession between \u201cmodel\u201d and \u201ccomplexity.\u201d \u201cWhose\u201d correctly introduces a possessive relative clause referring to a thing. This is an advanced and often tested structure.<\/p>\n

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12. whether<\/h3>\n

In correlative constructions such as \u201cnot whether\u2026 but how\u2026,\u201d parallelism is required. \u201cWhether\u201d introduces the first nominal clause and matches the structure of the second.<\/p>\n

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13. which<\/h3>\n

The phrase \u201cunder which\u201d is a fixed preposition + relative pronoun structure used in formal English. \u201cThat\u201d cannot be used after a preposition. This construction is common in legal and academic texts.<\/p>\n

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14. What<\/h3>\n

\u201cWhat the witnesses described\u201d is a nominal relative clause functioning as the subject. It contrasts with \u201cthe physical evidence.\u201d This structure demonstrates advanced control of clause embedding.<\/p>\n

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15. which<\/h3>\n

\u201cOne of which\u201d is a non-defining relative clause structure referring back to \u201carticles.\u201d Only \u201cwhich\u201d is grammatically acceptable after the preposition \u201cof.\u201d<\/p>\n

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