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The topic about which we spoke... The circumstances in which it occurred... The people with whom she worked... The reason for which he left...

Prepositions with Relative Pronouns

Q: What does "Prepositions with Relative Pronouns" mean?

Formal placement of prepositions in relative clauses In formal English, prepositions precede relative pronouns: 'the person to whom I spoke' vs informal 'the person I spoke to.' 'Which' is required after prepositions, not 'that.'

Grammar Pattern BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate Formal

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Significado: Formal placement of prepositions in relative clauses

关系从句中介词的正式位置

Colocación formal de preposiciones en cláusulas relativas

関係節における前置詞の正式な配置

관계절에서 전치사의 격식적 배치

In formal English, prepositions precede relative pronouns: 'the person to whom I spoke' vs informal 'the person I spoke to.' 'Which' is required after prepositions, not 'that.'

在正式英语中，介词放在关系代词前面：'the person to whom I spoke'（我交谈的那个人）对比非正式的'the person I spoke to'。介词后面必须用'which'，不能用'that'。

En inglés formal, las preposiciones preceden a los pronombres relativos: 'the person to whom I spoke' vs informal 'the person I spoke to.' Se requiere 'which' después de preposiciones, no 'that.'

フォーマルな英語では、前置詞は関係代名詞の前に置かれます：「the person to whom I spoke」対非公式な「the person I spoke to」前置詞の後は「that」ではなく「which」が必要です。

격식적 영어에서 전치사는 관계대명사 앞에 온다: 'the person to whom I spoke' vs 비격식 'the person I spoke to.' 전치사 뒤에는 'that'이 아닌 'which'를 써야 한다.

Ejemplos

The topic about which we spoke...
我们谈论的那个话题……
El tema sobre el cual hablamos...
私たちが話したトピック……
우리가 이야기한 주제는……
The circumstances in which it occurred...
事情发生的那些情况……
Las circunstancias en las cuales ocurrió...
それが起こった状況……
그것이 발생한 상황은……
The people with whom she worked...
和她一起工作的那些人……
Las personas con quienes ella trabajó...
彼女が一緒に働いた人々……
그녀가 함께 일한 사람들은……
The reason for which he left...
他离开的原因……
La razón por la cual él se fue...
彼が去った理由……
그가 떠난 이유는……

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: written, academic, formal

Tono: formal

✓ Correcto

The context in which this occurred...
这件事发生的背景...
El contexto en el que esto ocurrió...
これが起こった文脈...
이것이 발생한 맥락…
The extent to which this is true...
这在多大程度上是真实的...
El grado en que esto es cierto...
これがどの程度真実か...
이것이 어느 정도까지 사실인지…
The degree to which they succeeded...
他们成功的程度...
El grado en que tuvieron éxito...
彼らがどの程度成功したか...
그들이 성공한 정도…
The person to whom I spoke.
我与之交谈的那个人。
La persona con quien hablé.
私が話した相手の方です。
내가 이야기한 상대방.
The thing about which we argued.
我们争论的那件事。
El tema sobre el cual discutimos.
私たちが議論した事柄です。
우리가 논쟁한 사안.

✗ Incorrecto

The person to that I spoke. (use 'whom')
The person to that I spoke.（应用'whom'）
The person to that I spoke. (usar 'whom')
The person to that I spoke.（「whom」を使う）
The person to that I spoke.（'whom'을 사용）
The thing about that we argued. (use 'which')
The thing about that we argued.（应用'which'）
The thing about that we argued. (usar 'which')
The thing about that we argued.（「which」を使う）
The thing about that we argued.（'which'를 사용）

Origen e historia

Formal prepositional relative clauses

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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