Predlogi = Prepositions
1) V odvisnih stavkih lahko postavimo predlog pred “whom” za ljudi in “which” za stvari. Lahko torej rečemo: to whom / with whom / about which / for which.
- Our boss, to whom I spoke on the phone yesterday, is very interested in our plan. = Naša šefinja, s katero sem včeraj govorila po telefomu, se zelo zanima za naš načrt.
- Fortunately we had a map, without which we would have got lost. = Na srečo smo imeli zemljevid, brez tega bi se izgubili.
2) V govorjeni angleščini pogosto pred zaimkom v odvisnem stavku postavimo predlog. Ko to naredimo, navadno uporabimo “who” in ne “whom” za ljudi:
- We have at last met Bojan’s girlfriend, about whom we have heard so much. = Končno smo spoznali Bojanovo punco, o kateri smo toliko slišali.
- When we were in London we visited the London Eye, to which I had never been before. = Ko smo bili v Londonu, smo obikali London Eye, kjer še nikoli nisem bil.
3) Predlogi v odvisnih stavkih bolj pogosto zavzamejo končni položaj:
- The prisoner who/that has run away had to have help from someone. = Zapornik, ki je pobegnil, je moral imeti pomoč od nekoga.
- The story which/that he made up wasn’t very convincing. = Zgodba, ki si ji jo je izmislil, ni bila preveč prepričljiva.
- The girl who/that you asked out looks like Demi Moore. = Punca, ki si jo povabil ven, izgleda kot Demi Moore.
- The man who/that they made fun of doesn’t deserve that. = Moški, iz katerega so se norčevali, si tega ne zasluži.
- The umbrella which/that I am looking for is blue. = Dežnik, ki ga iščem, je moder.
- The woman who/that I just talked to used to dance salsa professionally. = Ženska, s katero sem pravkar govorila, je včasih profesionalno plesala.
- The girl who/that you ran into is my fiancée. = Punca, na katero si naletel, je moja zaročenka.
4) Tudi v nekaterih zgornjih povedih (tistih, ki imajo omejevalne odvisne stavke) lahko izpustimo “who/that/which” in rečemo:
- The woman I just talked to used to dance professionally. = Ženska, s katero sem pravkar govorila, je včasih profesionalno plesala.
- The girl you asked out looks like Demi Moore. = Dekle, ki si jo povabil ven, izgleda kot Demi Moore.
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