Where Can I Find the Heaqdwear That Cch Ponder Wears on Ncis New Orleans
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David Cho from South Korea writes: 'I have difficulty in using 'in which'. Sometimes I understand it, sometimes not. It is one of the relative clauses, I think. Please explain more about relative clauses such as 'of which', 'by which', 'on which', 'where', etc. |
relative clauses We use relative clauses and relative pronouns like who, which, where to introduce them in order to identify people and things or to give more information about them.
where / in which / at which In which and at which are sometimes used as more precise sounding alternatives to where to introduce relative clauses after nouns referring to place:
when / on which On which is sometimes used as a more precise sounding alternative to when to introduce relative clauses after nouns referring to time:
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position of prepositions Note that in questions the preposition is more frequently placed at the end of the clause. It can also be placed before the relative pronoun where it sounds more formal:
Note from these examples, that in statements when the preposition is placed at the end of the clause, we can use that instead of who or which or we can omit the relative pronoun completely! |
preposition + relative pronoun A wide range of prepositions are often used in prepositional structures with relative pronouns who and which to introduce relative clauses. In most cases, the prepositions retain their original meaning. Compare the following:
Note that when the relative pronoun is placed immediately after the preposition we can't use who instead of whom, and we can't use that or zero pronoun either. | ||||
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Where Can I Find the Heaqdwear That Cch Ponder Wears on Ncis New Orleans
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