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When there is a preposition in a relative clause and a relative pronoun is the object of that
preposition, the preposition is normally placed at the end of the relative clause and the pronoun
may be included or omitted in everyday English. In formal English, the preposition is placed
before the relative pronoun, and in this case the pronoun cannot be omitted.
We can also use relative words "when, whereby, where and why" instead of preposition +
which. When refers to time, whereby is used for a means or way, where is used for location
and why for reason.
Water has to be heated to a certain point where it will start boiling.
Water has to be heated to a certain point at which it will start boiling.
I talked to an old friend of mine last night. Some of his remarks offended me.
I talked to an old friend of mine last night, some of whose remarks offended me.
Owing to acid rain, historic buildings are crumbling into decay. Some of them are many centuries old.
Owing to acid rain, historic buildings are crumbling into decay, some of which are many centuries old.
Alright!
We can use a non-defining relative clause with "of which" and "of whom" and "of whose" after
quantifiers. All, both, each, many, most, neither, none, part, some...
Ron has very nice neighbors. I like all of them very much.
Ron has very nice neighbors, all of whom I like very much.
I talked to an old friend of mine last night. Some of his remarks offended me.
I talked to an old friend of mine last night, some of whose remarks offended me.
Owing to acid rain, historic buildings are crumbling into decay. Some of them are many centuries old.
Owing to acid rain, historic buildings are crumbling into decay, some of which are many centuries old.
Alright!
We can use a non-defining relative clause with "of which" and "of whom" and "of
whose" after superlatives
Yesterday, my friend and I caught a lot of fish. The biggest of them was 30 pounds.
Yesterday, my friend and I caught a lot of fish, the biggest of which was 30 pounds.