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Preposition Placement in Relative Clauses

This document discusses the placement of prepositions in relative clauses in everyday English versus formal English. In everyday English, the preposition is normally placed at the end of the relative clause and the relative pronoun may be omitted. In formal English, the preposition is placed before the relative pronoun, which cannot be omitted. It provides examples to illustrate these differences.

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Preposition Placement in Relative Clauses

This document discusses the placement of prepositions in relative clauses in everyday English versus formal English. In everyday English, the preposition is normally placed at the end of the relative clause and the relative pronoun may be omitted. In formal English, the preposition is placed before the relative pronoun, which cannot be omitted. It provides examples to illustrate these differences.

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PREPOSITION PLACEMENT

IN RELATIVE CLAUSES
There are often prepositions in relative clauses, and a relative pronoun is the object
of that preposition.

• In everyday English: the preposition is normally placed at the end of the relative
clause and the pronoun may be included or omitted.

(RELATIVE PRONOUN) + SUBJECT + Verb + PREPOSITION

(It may be omitted)

• In formal English: the preposition is placed before the relative pronoun, and in
this case the pronoun cannot be omitted.

PREPOSITION + RELATIVE PRONOUN + SUBJECT + Verb

(It cannot be omitted)

EVERYDAY ENGLISH FORMAL ENGLISH

• Is that the man (who) she spoke to? • Is that the man to whom she spoke?

• The problem (which) we spoke about • The problem about which we spoke is
is very important. very important.

• I like the friend (who) you live with. • I like the friend with whom you live.

• That’s the tree (that) they buried the • That is the tree under which they
treasure under. buried the treasure.

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