Relative clauses beginning with prepositions

Relative clauses beginning with prepositions

Read these two sentences:

There is a huge balcony. You can see the ocean from the huge balcony.

Notice how you can combine them using a relative clause beginning with a preposition.

There is a huge balcony from which you can see the ocean.

Relative clauses beginning with prepositions

Now read these two sentences, and notice how you can combine them using a relative clause beginning with a preposition.

The designer has won awards. They toured the city with the designer.

The designer with whom they toured the city has won awards.

Note that with a preposition, we use whom NOT who: with whom, for whom, to whom.

Multiple Choice

"We travelled on a train. The train went incredibly fast."

The train ..... ..... we travelled went incredibly fast.

• in which

• in whom

• on which

• on whom

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"He had a teacher. He received a lot of advice from his teacher."

He had a teacher ..... ..... he received a lot of advice.

• from which

• from whom

• from where

• from who

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"The reporters interviewed them. The reporters were from Denmark."

The reporters .... .... they were interviewed were from Denmark.

• by which

• by whom

• from which

• from whom

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The hotel ..... ..... you will be staying is in the city center.

• in which

• in whom

• in where

• in that

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His design ideas were influenced by the people .... .... he worked.

• by whom

• with whom

• from whom

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The environment .... .... a person lives can affect their health and mood.

• by which

• from with

• in which

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They had a rope .... .... they were able to rescue the boy.

• with which

• with whom

• from which

• from whom

Multiple Choice

Most of us trust the people .... .... we are taught.

• by whom

• for whom

• from whom

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The building .... .... we are standing is very old.

• with which

• on which

• in which

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The women .... .... I gave the money were glad.

• to whom

• to that

• for whom

• for that

Multiple Choice

Did you see the women ..... ..... I gave the money?

• to whom

• which

• from whom

• to that

Multiple Choice

The concert ..... ..... I listened last weekend was boring.

• to that

• to which

• about which

• for which

Multiple Choice

I don’t know the reason ..... ..... she hasn’t talked to me recently.

• on which

• for which

• of which

• about which

Multiple Choice

I like the village ..... ..... I used to live.

• in that

• in where

• in what

• in which

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The little girl ..... ..... I borrowed this pen has moved to America.

• at whom

• for whom

• to whom

• from whom

Multiple Choice

The knife ..... ..... we cut bread is very sharp.

• with that

• with what

• with which

• with whom

Multiple Choice

The library ..... ..... I often borrow my books is very large.

• from that

• from who

• from which

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The restaurant ..... ..... we had dinner last night was excellent.

• on which

• by which

• in which

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The person ..... ..... I spoke on the phone was very helpful.

• on which

• to whom

• with who

Multiple Choice

The city ..... ..... I grew up has changed a lot over the years.

• in which

• by which

• on which

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The friend ..... ..... I went to the party is a talented musician.

• with whose

• with which

• with whom

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The teacher ..... ..... I learned a lot retired last year.

• from whom

• with whom

• to whom

Multiple Choice

The things ..... ..... we were entitled were not given to us.

• on which

• to which

• in which

Multiple Choice

The book ..... ..... I was talking is on the shelf.

• to which

• about which

• on which

Multiple Choice

The method ..... ..... he helped the poor children was very effective.

• on which

• by which

• in which

Multiple Choice

He liked the people __________ he lived.

• with whom

• to whom

• at whom