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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
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A relative
Could you help me by giving your opinions? Actually, this issue is really torturing me because I got two apparently contradictory answers from different voluntary teachers. Although I deeply appreciate all of their helps, I can't tell which one is right. So, could you tell me your opinions? Between the following sentences, which one do you think should be right and why? Thank you in advance.
1. That is the place (that) I met him two years ago.
2. That is the place (that) I met him in two years ago.
1. That is the place (that) I met him two years ago.
2. That is the place (that) I met him in two years ago.
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lucas21c Which ... right ... , for all situations.
- lucas21c Which ...
- right ...
- , for all situations.
- I can see what the speaker intends in 2, however.
- The place of the meeting was some enclosed space.
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lucas21cWhich ... right ... ?1 is correct in the general case, i.e., for all situations.
I can see what the speaker intends in 2, however. The place of the meeting was some enclosed space. They met in a house, in an office, in a classroom, in an airport, or in anything they could be "in". The "in" is completely u
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1. That is the place (that) I met him two years ago. (Pointing to a bus stop.)
The place can be almost anywhere - a boat ramp, beneath a tree, an elevator, a bar at a restaurant, the roof of a building, a gate at an airport.
2. That is the place (that) I met him in two years ago.
This is possible in certain contexts, but it is not as common as the first sen
The place can be almost anywhere - a boat ramp, beneath a tree, an elevator, a bar at a restaurant, the roof of a building, a gate at an airport.
2. That is the place (that) I met him in two years ago.
This is possible in certain contexts, but it is not as common as the first sen
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Then, "I'll never forget the place that I saw her for the first time" is good as it stands? Also, can "I'll never forget the place that I saw her in for the first time" be right and understandable in certain contexts?
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lucas21cThen, "I'll never forget the place that I saw her for the first time" is good as it stands?Yes. Perfect.
lucas21cAlso, can "I'll never forget the place that I saw her in for the first time" be right and understandable in certain contexts?Yes, if you saw her in a place when you saw her the first time. Howev
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Then, could you tell me which one is right in each of the following pairs?
1A. This is the house where I grew up.
1B. This is the house where I grew up in.
2A. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her for the first time.
2B. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her in for the first time.
1A. This is the house where I grew up.
1B. This is the house where I grew up in.
2A. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her for the first time.
2B. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her in for the first time.
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1A. This is the house where I grew up. OK
1B. This is the house where I grew up in. NO
2A. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her for the first time. OK
2B. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her in for the first time.
1B. This is the house where I grew up in. NO
2A. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her for the first time. OK
2B. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her in for the first time.
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lucas21cActually, this issue is really torturing me because I got two apparently contradictory answers from different voluntary teachers.What was the contradiction? Perhaps you didn't interpret one of them correctly, or the sentence was slightly different.
CJ and I have given you exactly the same answer for your two sentences.
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I had got two contradictory answers to the questions about the relative before I posted this question. One of them is "That is the place (that) I met him two years ago", and the other is "That is the place (that) I met him in two years ago." So, I wanted to confirm which one is right and why.
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CJ and AS have both answered this question, with explanations. Read their posts.
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I had got two contradictory answers before I posted this questions on February 21st. It means the reason why I posted this thread happened before CJ and AS answered my original question. In this thread, I never said their answers are contradictory to each other. Please look at the sequence of the events.
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