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Using Which with Prepositions

 "Which" can be used after a preposition, especially in more formal writing. Example: "There are several small ponds in which a variety of fish live." Less formal alternative: "There are several small ponds which a variety of fish live in ." Example: "This is the quotation to which I was referring." Less formal alternative: "This is the quotation which I was referring to ."

Reference List of Prepositions

 Here is a reference list of common prepositions in English, categorized for clarity: Time at: at 3 o'clock, at night, at the weekend on: on Monday, on 25 December, on a hot day in: in 2023, in January, in the morning before: before lunch, before 2000 after: after the film, after I left during: during the flight, during our stay for: for two weeks, for a few days since: since yesterday, since 1990 until/till: until Friday, till the end by: by 5 o'clock, by next week Place/Position at: at home, at school, at the station in: in the garden, in London, in a box on: on the table, on the wall, on the bus above: above the clouds, above the door below: below sea level, below the surface under: under the bed, under the tree beneath: (more formal than under) beneath the waves over: over the bridge, over the fire across: across the road, across the river through: through the forest, through a tunnel to: to London, to the beach from: from Italy,...