This is the boywho I gave the moneyto.In this case ‘who’ is used instead of ‘whom’ and the preposi-
tion ‘to’ ends the sentence. The ‘who’ could be omitted and
‘understood’.
This is the boy I gave the money to.Here are two more examples of the formal and the informal:
To whom are you speaking?This sounds rather pompous so you would probably say:
Who are you speakingto?
It is the schoolmasterfor whom the bell tolls.
It is the schoolmasterwho the bells tollsfor.In the latter example the first sentence sounds better. Your
choice of sentence will probably depend on the particular
type of writing you are doing at the time.
Using adjectival clauses
Like adjectives, the adjectival clause qualifies a noun or
pronoun which is found in the main clause. Remember that
allclausesmustcontain a subject (sometimes ‘understood’)
and a finite verb.
He looked at the door whichwas locked.LEARNING ABOUT SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION / 45