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This guide focuses on the use of prepositions in adjective clauses, essential for constructing fluent English sentences. We explore examples such as "The teacher I talked to is friendly," demonstrating how prepositions can be incorporated smoothly. The section covers both informal and formal structures, highlighting the necessity of pronouns following prepositions in formal English, exemplified by phrases like "The teacher to whom I talked is friendly." Practice exercises reinforce the concepts, helping learners combine sentences effectively and understand nuanced grammar.
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12-6 USING PREPOSITIONS IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES The new student I talked to was thrilled to be here.
12-6 USING PREPOSITIONS IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES PREP Obj. (a) The teacher is friendly. I talked to her. Obj. PREP (b) The teacher whomItalkedto is friendly. (c) The teacher thatItalkedto is friendly. (d) The teacher ØItalkedto is friendly.
12-6 USING PREPOSITIONS IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES FORMAL ENGLISH MUST have pronoun PREP Obj. (e) The teacher to whomItalkedis friendly. preposition + whom + adjective clause which
12-6 USING PREPOSITIONS IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES PREP Obj. (f) The paper is long. I am working on it. Obj. PREP (g) The paper whichI am workingon is long. (h) The paper thatI am workingon is long. (i) The paper ØI am workingon is long.
12-6 USING PREPOSITIONS IN ADJECTIVE CLAUSES FORMAL ENGLISH MUST have pronoun PREP Obj. (j) The paper on whichIam workingis long. preposition + whom + adjective clause which
12-6 LET’S PRACTICE which two sentences one sentence We went to a game. It was boring. The game which we went to was boring.
12-6 LET’S PRACTICE Ø two sentences one sentence We went to a game. It was boring. Ø we The game went to was boring.