at which
Look at this sentence which uses the phrase "hit ___ at an angle":
The light from the sun hits different parts of the Earth at different angles.
When a phrase like this is used as a clause, you still have to keep the preposition. For example, if you're talking about what happens when the Earth orbits the sun, you can choose between the following:
The angle which sunlight hits the Earth at changes.
The angle at which sunlight hits the Earth changes.
The first version is a lot more casual. The second version sounds more intelligent. It's also considered more grammatically correct, so please use it when you're writing or answering a grammar question on a test.
This same structure works with other prepositions:
- for which
- by which
- on which
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