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Kaos Posted 20 years ago
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which
Hi,
Many English dictionaries and online English dictionaries do not offer the meaning of the following words:
of which
in which
on which
by which
upon which
under which
over which
at which
with which
to which
from which
Can anyone give me the meaning of them and examples of how to use them. I am wondering if there are more "xxx which" I am missing out. If you could spell more out, I would be very grateful. Thank you.
Many English dictionaries and online English dictionaries do not offer the meaning of the following words:
of which
in which
on which
by which
upon which
under which
over which
at which
with which
to which
from which
Can anyone give me the meaning of them and examples of how to use them. I am wondering if there are more "xxx which" I am missing out. If you could spell more out, I would be very grateful. Thank you.
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"Which" can be preceded by practically any preposition. It's more formal English, vey often substituted by the preposition at the end. So you can say, "This is the problem I was thinking about" or "this is the problem about which I was thinking".
- "Which" can be preceded by practically any preposition.
- It's more formal English, vey often substituted by the preposition at the end.
- So you can say, "This is the problem I was thinking about" or "this is the problem about which I was thinking".
- "That's the pen I was writing with", or "that's the pen with which I was writing".
- When referring to a person, we use "whom": "That's the man I was talking to" or "That's the man to whom I was talking".
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"Which" can be preceded by practically any preposition. It's more formal English, vey often substituted by the preposition at the end. So you can say, "This is the problem I was thinking about" or "this is the problem about which I was thinking". "That's the pen I was writing with", or "that's the pen with which I was writing". When referring to a person, we use "whom": "That's the man I was talk
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Thank you for your clarification, is the following sentence sounds correct?
This unlike the situation where system failure occurs in which typically only a small number of elements are affected.
How would you say it in spoken Engish?
This unlike the situation where system failure occurs in which typically only a small number of elements are affected.
How would you say it in spoken Engish?
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I'm not sure if you mean to say this, but you seem to need an extra "is":
This is unlike the situation where system failure occurs, in which typically only a small number of elements are affected.
This is unlike the situation where system failure occurs, in which typically only a small number of elements are affected.
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If you don't like "in which", you can say "where", but as "where" has already been used once it's probably better to leave "in which" as it is. After all, it seems quite a formal text. I don't think I would say this sentence at all in spoken English!
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Hi J. Lewis,
Yes, it is a formal text, but I would like to learn how the preposition moves.
I tried but find the following sounds awkward:
This unlike the situation where system failure occurs, typically only a small number of elements are affected in.
Yes, it is a formal text, but I would like to learn how the preposition moves.
I tried but find the following sounds awkward:
This unlike the situation where system failure occurs, typically only a small number of elements are affected in.
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I would like to learn how the preposition moves
Generally, the preposition doesn't move in informal contexts; only the relative pronoun moves.
I was talking about that situation.
That's the situation which I was talking about.
I stayed at that hotel.
That's the hotel which I stayed at.
I took a cookie from that jar.
That's t
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Perhaps "informal":
You wouldn't get this in a system failure, only some elements are affected then.
You wouldn't get this in a system failure, only some elements are affected then.
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