Basics
This relative pronoun is used to refer to things, animals, and sometimes people.
What is "which"?
Identify the relative clause and the preposition in this sentence: "The house in which I grew up was in the countryside."
What is "in which I grew up" and "in"?
Relative clauses with prepositions are used to provide additional information about this.
What are "nouns"?
A preposition at the end of a sentence in a relative clause is often used when the relative pronoun is this.
What is "whom"?
In the sentence "The book with which she won the award was a bestseller," identify the relative clause and the preposition.
What is "with which she won" and "with"?
When a preposition is at the end of a sentence, it is called this.
What is a "stranded preposition"?
Identify the relative clause and the preposition in this sentence: "The car in which he arrived was red."
What is "in which he arrived" and "in"?
Give an example of a sentence using a relative clause with the preposition "for."
What is "She bought a gift for the person for whom she works."?
Give an example of a sentence using a relative clause with the preposition "by."
What is "The artist by whom the painting was made is famous."?
In the sentence "The city from which they came is famous for its food," identify the relative clause and the preposition
What is "from which they came" and "from"?
In the sentence "The book on the table is mine," identify the relative clause and the preposition.
What is "on the table" and "on"?
Identify the relative clause and the preposition in this sentence: "The school to which she will go is near here."
What is "to which she will go" and "to"?
Relative clauses with prepositions often begin with this type of word.
What is a "relative pronoun"?
In the sentence "The party for which she bought a dress was canceled," identify the relative clause and the preposition.
What is "for which she bought" and "for"?
In the sentence "The reason why she left was unknown," identify the relative clause and the preposition.
What is "why she left" and "why"?
A relative clause can function as this part of speech in a sentence.
What is an "adjective"?
Identify the relative clause and the preposition in this sentence: "The man with whom I spoke was my neighbor."
What is "with whom I spoke" and "with"?
This is the preposition that introduces a relative clause indicating time.
What is "when"?
In the sentence "The reason for which she came here was unknown," identify the relative clause and the preposition.
What is "for which she came" and "for"?
Give an example of a sentence using a relative clause with the preposition "under."
What is "The circumstances under which he left the company were unclear."?
Give an example of a sentence using a relative clause with the preposition "to."
What is "The person to whom I spoke was very kind."?
Identify the relative clause and the preposition in this sentence: "The book that I was looking for is on the shelf."
What is "that I was looking for" and "for"?
Relative clauses with prepositions can be used to describe locations using this relative pronoun.
What is "where"?
In the sentence "The person to whom she gave the money was her friend," identify the relative clause and the preposition.
What is "to whom she gave" and "to"?
In the sentence "The person for whom the gift was intended was not present," identify the relative clause and the preposition.
What is "for whom the gift was intended" and "for"?