nininaz
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I think one of the most confusing parts of English grammar is the following structure. Since I started learning relative clause in English, I have had difficulty understanding it.
I haven't known how this preposition comes before relative pronoun. However, I've know in some cases these prepositions are relevant to the verb in the clause, but everyday I happen to see these kind of structures that use prepositions like this, which is not related to the verbs in the clause.
Now, I want to know why we use 'by' with standard or 'at' with rate? Do we, learners, have to memorize them? Or there is a rule for them? It would be great if introduce sources like websites, books to study them.
I am not sure. Maybe I was wrong, and all of these prepositions implied in the verbs in the clause.I'm confused with which one to apply when constructing sentences around these.
The rate at which ...
The standard by which...
The time during which...
The speed at which...
The topic of which...
The situation in which...
I haven't known how this preposition comes before relative pronoun. However, I've know in some cases these prepositions are relevant to the verb in the clause, but everyday I happen to see these kind of structures that use prepositions like this, which is not related to the verbs in the clause.
Now, I want to know why we use 'by' with standard or 'at' with rate? Do we, learners, have to memorize them? Or there is a rule for them? It would be great if introduce sources like websites, books to study them.
I am not sure. Maybe I was wrong, and all of these prepositions implied in the verbs in the clause.I'm confused with which one to apply when constructing sentences around these.
The rate at which ...
The standard by which...
The time during which...
The speed at which...
The topic of which...
The situation in which...
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