英语词汇prepositions at the ends of clauses的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

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prepositions at the ends of clauses209 prepositions at the ends of clauses1introductionA preposition often connects two things: (1) a noun, adjective or verb that comes before it, and (2) a prepositional object – a noun phrase or pronoun that comes after the preposition.This is a present for you.I'm really angry with Joe.He's looking at her.They live in a small village.In some structures we may put the prepositional object at or near the beginning of a clause. In this case, the preposition does not always go with it – it may stay together with 'its' noun, adjective or verb at the end of the clause. This happens especially in four cases:wh-questions: Who's the present for?relative structures: Joe's the person that I'm angry with.passives: She likes to be looked at.infinitive structures: The village is pleasant to live in.2wh-questions: What are you looking at?When a question word is the object of a preposition, the preposition most often comes at the end of the clause, especially in informal usage.Who's the present for? (For whom is the present? is extremely formal.)What are you looking at?Who did you go with?Where did she buy it from?Which flight is the general travelling on?What kind of films are you interested in?This also happens in indirect wh-questions, and in other what-clauses.Tell me what you're worried about.What a lot of trouble I'm in!Some questions consist simply of question word + preposition.What with?Who for?However, this structure is unusual when there is a noun with the question word.With what money? (not What money with?)3relative clauses: the house I told you aboutWhen a relative pronoun (233) is the object of a preposition, the preposition also often goes at the end of the clause, especially in informal usage.Joe's the person that I'm angry with. (Less formal than … with whom I am angry.)This is the house (that) I told you about. (Less formal than … about which I told you.)You remember the boy (who) I was going out with?She's the only woman (who) I've ever really been in love with.That's what I'm afraid of.Because whom is unusual in an informal style, it is very rare in clauses that end with prepositions (237.3).4passives: She likes to be looked at.In passive structures (Section 6), prepositions go with their verbs.She likes to be looked at.I don't know where he is – his bed hasn't been slept in.Kate was operated on last night.5infinitive structures: pleasant to live inInfinitive complements ( 101–102) can have prepositions with them.The village is pleasant to live in.She needs other children to play with.Can you get me a chair to stand on?I've got lots of music to listen to.Their house isn't easy to get to.6exceptions: During which period …?During and since are not normally put at the ends of clauses.During which period did it happen? (not Which period did it happen during?)Since when have you been working for her? (not When have you been working for her since?)7formal structures: With whom …?In a more formal style, a preposition is often put earlier in questions and relative structures, before the question word or relative pronoun.With whom did she go?It was the house about which he had told them.She was the only person with whom he could discuss his problems.This can also happen in infinitive complements, in a very formal style. A relative pronoun is used.She needs other children with whom to play.It is a boring place in which to live.Note that after prepositions which and whom can be used, but not normally who and that.Even in a very formal style, prepositions are not often put at the beginning of questions which have be as the main verb.Who is it for, madam? (not For whom is it?)And the structures where … to, what … like and what … for have a fixed order.Where shall I send it to? (but not To where shall I send it?)What does she look like? (but not Like what does she look?)What did you buy that for? (but not For what did you buy that?)Prepositions cannot be moved away from passive verbs even in a formal style.In my family, money was never spoken about. (not … about money was never spoken.)For more information about formal and informal language, 281.For sentences like It's got a hole in (it); I like cakes with cream on (them), 275.13.Previous Next

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释义	Contents overview prepositions at the ends of clausesPrepositions209 prepositions at the ends of clauses1introductionA preposition often connects two things: (1) a noun, adjective or verb that comes before it, and (2) a prepositional object – a noun phrase or pronoun that comes after the preposition.This is a present for you.I'm really angry with Joe.He's looking at her.They live in a small village.In some structures we may put the prepositional object at or near the beginning of a clause. In this case, the preposition does not always go with it – it may stay together with 'its' noun, adjective or verb at the end of the clause. This happens especially in four cases:wh-questions: Who's the present for?relative structures: Joe's the person that I'm angry with.passives: She likes to be looked at.infinitive structures: The village is pleasant to live in.2wh-questions: What are you looking at?When a question word is the object of a preposition, the preposition most often comes at the end of the clause, especially in informal usage.Who's the present for? (For whom is the present? is extremely formal.)What are you looking at?Who did you go with?Where did she buy it from?Which flight is the general travelling on?What kind of films are you interested in?This also happens in indirect wh-questions, and in other what-clauses.Tell me what you're worried about.What a lot of trouble I'm in!Some questions consist simply of question word + preposition.What with?Who for?However, this structure is unusual when there is a noun with the question word.With what money? (not What money with?)3relative clauses: the house I told you aboutWhen a relative pronoun (233) is the object of a preposition, the preposition also often goes at the end of the clause, especially in informal usage.Joe's the person that I'm angry with. (Less formal than … with whom I am angry.)This is the house (that) I told you about. (Less formal than … about which I told you.)You remember the boy (who) I was going out with?She's the only woman (who) I've ever really been in love with.That's what I'm afraid of.Because whom is unusual in an informal style, it is very rare in clauses that end with prepositions (237.3).4passives: She likes to be looked at.In passive structures (Section 6), prepositions go with their verbs.She likes to be looked at.I don't know where he is – his bed hasn't been slept in.Kate was operated on last night.5infinitive structures: pleasant to live inInfinitive complements ( 101–102) can have prepositions with them.The village is pleasant to live in.She needs other children to play with.Can you get me a chair to stand on?I've got lots of music to listen to.Their house isn't easy to get to.6exceptions: During which period …?During and since are not normally put at the ends of clauses.During which period did it happen? (not Which period did it happen during?)Since when have you been working for her? (not When have you been working for her since?)7formal structures: With whom …?In a more formal style, a preposition is often put earlier in questions and relative structures, before the question word or relative pronoun.With whom did she go?It was the house about which he had told them.She was the only person with whom he could discuss his problems.This can also happen in infinitive complements, in a very formal style. A relative pronoun is used.She needs other children with whom to play.It is a boring place in which to live.Note that after prepositions which and whom can be used, but not normally who and that.Even in a very formal style, prepositions are not often put at the beginning of questions which have be as the main verb.Who is it for, madam? (not For whom is it?)And the structures where … to, what … like and what … for have a fixed order.Where shall I send it to? (but not To where shall I send it?)What does she look like? (but not Like what does she look?)What did you buy that for? (but not For what did you buy that?)Prepositions cannot be moved away from passive verbs even in a formal style.In my family, money was never spoken about. (not … about money was never spoken.)For more information about formal and informal language, 281.For sentences like It's got a hole in (it); I like cakes with cream on (them), 275.13.Previous Next
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