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A preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
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that / in which / in that / which
The in which example is the most grammatical of the ones you've chosen, but in my opinion,
People resented the underhanded way by which he came to power.
would be the most natural phrasing.
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Help parse "smell crazy on him"
Disclaimer: this comes from the perspective of a native speaker (NE US), not someone well-versed in the technical nature of English grammar; as such, my explanation here is how I make sense of the phr …
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