Relative Clauses with Prepositions
The man I spoke to, or the man to whom I spoke? Where the preposition goes.
relative clause එකක to, with, in, about වගේ preposition එකක් තියෙනවා නම්, එදිනෙදා ඉංග්රීසියේදී ඒක වාක්ය කොටසේ අන්තිමට එනවා: the man I spoke to. නිල ඉංග්රීසියේදී ඒක මුලට එනවා whom / which එක්ක: the man to whom I spoke.
Everyday: the preposition at the end
Most of the time, you can also leave out who / which / that.
Everyday English
- Is that the man she came with?
- Does he know the girl Nimal is talking to?
- He liked the people he lived with.
- That's the river the kids like to swim in.
- This is the book I told you about.
Formal: the preposition at the start
Use whom for people and which for things. You'll see this in letters, reports and exams.
| Everyday | Formal |
|---|---|
| the man (who) she came with | the man with whom she came |
| the person (who) he's negotiating with | the person with whom he is negotiating |
| a club (which) many people belong to | a club to which many people belong |
| the tree (that) they sat under | the tree under which they sat |
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