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Roy Poon 5810 Posted 6 years ago
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Relative clauses: defining and non-defining

Relative clauses: defining

The hotel which I stay at is beautiful.

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In relative clauses:non-defining, I put the preposition before the relative pronoun or at the end of the clause.

The hotel, which I stay at, is beautiful.

or

The hotel, at which I stay, is beautiful.


Thank you.

  

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[1] The hotel which I stay a t is beautiful. [2] The hotel at which I stay is beautiful. The defining vs non-defining contrast has no relevance in this case to the form of the relative clause.

— BillJ

  • [1] The hotel which I stay a t is beautiful.
  • [2] The hotel at which I stay is beautiful.
  • The defining vs non-defining contrast has no relevance in this case to the form of the relative clause.
  • [1] and [2] are both possible, though the latter is very formal.
  • Note that you could also say [3] The hotel where I stay is beautiful.
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[1] The hotel which I stay at is beautiful.

[2] The hotel at which I stay is beautiful.

The defining vs non-defining contrast has no relevance in this case to the form of the relative clause.

[1] and [2] are both possible, though the latter is very formal.

Note that you could also say

[3] The hotel where I stay is beautiful.

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