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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Which Preposition is correct?

Which preposition is correct here: "of which" or "for which"?

I did a research on the philosophical grounds of law, of which I won a prize afterwards.

  

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Hi, 'For which'. You don't really need to say 'afterwards'. The sequence of events is clear without it.

— Clive

  • Hi, 'For which'.
  • You don't really need to say 'afterwards'.
  • The sequence of events is clear without it.
  • 'Research' is not countable.
  • Say 'I did (some) research on .
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Hi,

'For which'.

You don't really need to say 'afterwards'. The sequence of events is clear without it.

'Research' is not countable. Say 'I did (some) research on . . . '

Best wishes, Clive
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I did a research on the philosophical grounds of law, for which I won a prize afterwards.

"In which" means that one object or event occurs within another. Example: This is the book in which I found the famous quote.

"For which" refers to an object or event that occurs for the advantage or benefit of another. Example: You need to do th
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Forever thankful for your help![K]

Best regards,

April
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Nanatoo
It is a rule of English grammar that you can't end a sentence with a preposition - in, for and of are all prepositions. Using in which, for which and of which allows you to put the preposition in the middle of the sentence rather than at the end.


Hi Nanatoo,

If this rule ever existed (outside of the grammar classroom), it no
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