Cependant, le Goncourt est également décrié par de nombreux critiques, lesquels tendent à citer la liste d'auteurs majeurs du XXe siècle

Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I was interested by the "lesquels" in the middle of this sentence: is it a fancier way of emphasising the critics, rather than using "qui tendent" ?

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Yes, you're absolutely right. It's a fancier way expressing the same thing and also emphasizes the critics.

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I was interested by the "lesquels" in the middle of this sentence: is it a fancier way of emphasising the critics, rather than using "qui tendent" ?

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