Confirmation for prep + relative pronoun

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Hi there,I am an alone English learner, so I don't have any people who will confirm my knowledge. Considering the role of the confirmation on learning, I will be grateful if you help me. If there is an error, please illuminate me.1. when the pronouns refer to object of the preposition in the clause, we can put the preposition before a relative pronoun (which, whom and whose) 2. when the prepositions belong to a phrasal verb, we cannot put the preposition before relative pronoun Thank you!

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

anonymouswhen the prepositions belong to a phrasal verb

This is not possible. A phrasal verb has a verb and an adverb, usually in, out, on, off, up, or down. It doesn't have a preposition (even though it may look like a preposition).

1. If you have a verb and a prepositional phrase (apologize | for a mistake), you can make a relative clause beginning with the preposition and a relative pronoun:

a mistake for which she apologized OK. That's good.

2. But if you have a phrasal verb with a direct object ( take out | the trash), you can't do that because you don't have a real preposition. Here 'out' is not a preposition:

the trash out which I took No. That's wrong.

I think you understand the point, but you expressed it somewhat awkwardly.

CJ

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