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Could you tell me which one is right in each of the following pairs? Thank you in advance.

1A. I'll never forget the day that my ex left me for money.
1B. I'll never forget the day that my ex left me for money on.

2A. I'll never forget the cafe that I saw her for the first time.
2B. I'll never forget the cafe that I saw her in for the first time.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

1A. I'll never forget the day that my ex left me for money.

2B. I'll never forget the cafe that I saw her in for the first time.
2B. I'll never forget the cafe where I saw her for the first time.

Lucas21c · Answer

1. Then, is 'A' right in each of the following pairs?

1A. This is the school that I used to go to.
1B. This is the school that I used to go.

2A. China is the country that he comes from.
2B. China is the country that he comes.

2. How about "I'll never forget the day on which my ex left me for money?" Is it wrong?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

lucas21c1. Then, is 'A' right in each of the following pairs?

Yes.

lucas21c2. How about "I'll never forget the day on which my ex left me for money?" Is it wrong?

No, it's not wrong. But it is a bit of a mouthful.

Lucas21c · Answer

1. Then, how about the following ones? Which one is wrong?

1A. I'll never forget the day which my ex left me for money on.
1B. I'll never forget the day that my ex left me for money on.
1C. I'll never forget the day my ex left me for money on.

2. Could you tell me which one is right among the following sentences?

2A. This is the time we should take an action.
2B. This is the time we should take an action at.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

lucas21c1. Then, how about the following ones? Which one is wrong?

No native speaker would utter any of them.

lucas21c2. Could you tell me which one is right among the following sentences?

2A is sort of OK.
Better: This is the time we should take an action.
Or this: This is the time when we should take action.

2B is wrong.

Lucas21c · Answer

Then, I guess "This is the place where I put my shoes" and "This is the place (that) I put my shoes on" are right, but "This is the place I put my shoes" wrong. Could you confirm whether my grammatical judgement on each of the sentences is correct?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

These are fine:

This is the place (that / where) I put my shoes. (A shoe box in the closet.)
This is the place (that / where) I put my shoes on. (A chair in the bedroom.)

Lucas21c · Answer

If "This is the place I put my shoes" is right, could you tell me why "This is the school that I used to go" is wrong? I can't understand why the former doesn't need any preposition while the latter need the preposition, 'to'.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Here or there becomes "this place" or "that place" when you make the main clause a dependent clause:

I put my shoes there. -> That (or "there") is the place I put my shoes.
I went to school here. -> This (or "here") is the place I went to school.

Place can be used as a regular noun as a direct object or prepositional complement::

I call this place home. -> This is the place I call home.
I came from this place. -> This is the place I came from.

When the main clause uses a prepositional phrase, the dependent clause must have that same preposition:
If the noun is a direct object, there is no preposition

I used to attend this school. -> This is the school that I used to attend.
I used to visit this school. -> This is the school that I used to visit.
I used to go to this school. -> This is the school that I used to go to.
We played against this school. -> This is the school we played against.
I graduated from this university. -> This is the university that I graduated from.

Lucas21c · Answer

Then, how about the following one? Is it right?

I met him there two years ago. => That/There is the place I met him two years ago.

Or, should it be "That/There is the place I met him in two years ago?"

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