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Nocy Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

about ' prep. + which + to inf ' structure

0 Q) Which one is grammatically correct sentence?02br
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00(C) He fixed the refrigerater which to put the beer.02br
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00(D) He fixed the refrigerater in which for you to put the beer.02br
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00(E) He bought a book which to give Alice.02br
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00what do you think of this question??02br
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00my work book says 'it has only one correct answer.' but, i don't know why others cannot be correct answer.02br
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00if you reply to this, i will tell what is correct one. 02br
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00it's so confusing..0-
  

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1blockquote 01cite 10nocy12cite 10Q) Which one is grammatically correct sentence? (A) There is a bench on which to sit. (B) There is a bench which to sit on.

— Avangi

  • 1blockquote 01cite 10nocy12cite 10Q) Which one is grammatically correct sentence?
  • (A) There is a bench on which to sit.
  • (B) There is a bench which to sit on.
  • (C) He fixed the refrigerater which to put the beer.
  • (D) He fixed the refrigerater in which for you to put the beer.
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01cite10nocy12cite10Q) Which one is grammatically correct sentence? (A) There is a bench on which to sit. (B) There is a bench which to sit on. (C) He fixed the refrigerater which to put the beer. (D) He fixed the refrigerater in which for you to put the beer. (E) He bought a book which to give Alice. -- what do you think of this question?? my
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01cite10nocy12cite11font11del10refrigerater12del10 refrigerator12font12blockquote
10 You can't have a noun followed by 01i00which02i00 followed by an infinitive or 01i00which02i00 followed by a 01i00for
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00i think (B) also can be correct, because preposition can be put either in front of 'which' or the end of sentence.02br
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00i know a relative pronoun can be omitted, when it is objective. 02br
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0Hi Nocy02br
00Look at CJ's post again. He gave you some good guidelines.01blockquote
01cite10nocy12cite10isn't 'There is a bench which to sit on.' and 'There is a bench to sit on.' same thing??12blockquote
10No, if you put the preposition at the end of the sentence, you don't need (and cannot use) the word 'which'.02
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01cite10nocy12cite10thank you guys for relying //Avangi // i i think (B) also can be correct, because preposition can be put either in front of 'which' or the end of sentence. and i know a relative pronoun can be omitted, when it is objective. if so, isn't 'There is a bench which to sit on.' and 'There is a bench to sit on.' same thing??
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10n the old, old days there used to be a prohibition against ending a sentence with a preposition ... 10I'm trying to remember the example Winston Churchill invented, but it escapes me. Maybe I'll think of it.12br
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10Hi Avangi,12br
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10Were you thinking of the following? 11i10"12i
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0Thanks, Tanit. I remember 01i01u00******02u02i00 nonsense. - A.02br
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00Nocy - An example of your bench case using "which" and placing the preposition at the end, would be, "There is a bench which 01b00is02b00 to sit on," but as you can see, we now have a relative clause, which makes it a new ballgame.0-
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0thank you everybody ~!!02br
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00 i totally understand it now 02br
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