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These sentences contain mistakes. Could you correct them?
- The chair that I am sitting isn’t comfortable.
- The person who I live is my cousin.
- The school which I go is in Oregon.
They forget to include the preposition that goes with the verb and comes before the object of the preposition.
You can correct them in a formal or an informal way. There are several possibilities:
-The chair in which I am sitting isn't comfortable. (formal)
-The chair which I am sitting in isn't comfortable.
-The chair I am sitting in isn't comfortable. (informal)
-The person with whom I live is my cousin. (formal)
-The person who I live with is my cousin.
-The person I live with is my cousin. (informal)
Can you correct the third sentence?
Many common verbs are followed by prepositions before their object.
A partial list includes verbs such as:
- think about
- work with
- go to
- speak with
- look for
- ride on
- pay for
- worry about
- live with
- care about
- write about
- look at
MORE EXAMPLES
- listen to
→ The music (which / that) Julie listens to is good.
FORMAL: The music to which Julie listens is good.
- work with
My brother met a woman. I used to work with the woman.
→ My brother met a woman (who / that) I used to work with.
FORMAL: ____________________________________________________
- go to
→ The country (which / that) he went to is very hot.
FORMAL: ____________________________________________________
- come from
→ I visited the city (that / which) John comes from.
FORMAL: ____________________________________________________
- apply for
→ The job (which / that) she applied for is well paid.
FORMAL: ____________________________________________________
