Subordinate clauses (preposition included or not?)

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antía  #89965  Thu, 14 Apr 05 05:28 PM
Hi!

I have to identify the subordinate clause in the following sentence and state its function:

Is this the man you were followed by?

I know the subordinate clause starts here with the new subject: "you were...", but I don't know whether we have to include the preposition (you were followed by) or not (you were followed).

Thanks for your help!!!Wink [;)]
  
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pieanne  #89968  Thu, 14 Apr 05 05:37 PM
This is the most usual way of saying:
"this is the man by whom you were followed" 'you were followed by a man/this is the man)
So yes, "by" is part of the subordinate (relative) clause.
  
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