can you help me with this exercise? thanks
Combine the sentences in a-g using a relative pronoun and, where necessary, a preposition.

a) This is the old car. William used it to travel all over-Europe. (this is the old car which William used to travel all over-Europe).
b) The new train ccan reach speeds of 300 km per hour. The train's design is certainly innovative. ( ????? )
c) The Wesh mountains are very beautiful. I spent most of my childhood there. (The Welsh mountains where I spent most of my childhood are very beautiful)
d) We met other employees. Most had been with the company for a few year. ( We met other employees most of whom had been with the company for a few years)
e)Winning the World Cup was one of those wonderful moments. You feel perfectly happy. (Winning the World Cup was one of those wonderful moments when you feel perfectly happy).
f) The film star is the subject of much gossip. She will be at the premiere in New York tomorrow. (the film star who is the subject of much gossip will be at the premiere in New York tomorrow).
g)The accident happened. We cannot explain it. (?????)

Question

can you help me with this exercise? thanks
Combine the sentences in a-g using a relative pronoun and, where necessary, a preposition.

a) This is the old car. William used it to travel all over-Europe. (this is the old car which William used to travel all over-Europe).
b) The new train ccan reach speeds of 300 km per hour. The train's design is certainly innovative. ( ????? )
c) The Wesh mountains are very beautiful. I spent most of my childhood there. (The Welsh mountains where I spent most of my childhood are very beautiful)
d) We met other employees. Most had been with the company for a few year. ( We met other employees most of whom had been with the company for a few years) 
e)Winning the World Cup was one of those wonderful moments. You feel perfectly happy. (Winning the World Cup was one of those wonderful moments when you feel perfectly happy).
f) The film star is the subject of much gossip. She will be at the premiere in New York tomorrow. (the film star who is the subject of much gossip will be at the premiere in New York tomorrow).
g)The accident happened. We cannot explain it. (?????)

Answer

A.  William traveled all over Europe in this old car.
B.  This innovative new train can go over 300km/hour.
C.  I spent most of my childhood in the beautiful Wesh mountains.
D.  We met other employees and most have been working there for a few years.
E.  Winning the World Cup was one of those perfectly happy moments.
F.  The gossip laden films star will be at the New York premiere tomorrow.
G.  We cannot explain how the accident happened.

Answer

b) The train's design is certainly innovative, enabling it to reach speeds of 300 km per hour.
or
b) Because of the train's innovative design, it can reach speeds of 300 km per hour.
g) We cannot explain how the accident happened.
or possibly:
g) After the accident happened, we still cannot explain it.
Note: (g) does not lend itself readily to a relative pronoun construction.

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