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Lucas21c Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Could you help me?
So far, I have thought "This is the town where I wan born." is fine and "This is the town where I was born in." is wrong because 'where(relative adverb)' is equal to 'in which(preposition + relative pronoun)' and so I do not need 'in' in the sentence. However, today, I found out another sentence in my dictionary, "This is the place where he comes from."
1. Is "This is the place where he comes." right?
2. Can "This is the place where he comes from." be replaced by "This is the place which he comes from."? If so, "This is the town where I was born in." is also okay?
Thank you.
1. Is "This is the place where he comes." right?
2. Can "This is the place where he comes from." be replaced by "This is the place which he comes from."? If so, "This is the town where I was born in." is also okay?
Thank you.
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1. no. Without the "from" you're saying (implying) this is the town where he visits or comes to .
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- Without the "from" you're saying (implying) this is the town where he visits or comes to .
- You need to add the "from" at some point so you make the idea that he was located in the town at some point, but does not live there now.
- "This is the place where he comes from" is the right way.
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1. no. Without the "from" you're saying (implying) this is the town where he visits or comes to. You need to add the "from" at some point so you make the idea that he was located in the town at some point, but does not live there now. "This is the place where he comes from" is the right way.
2. maybe for the first part. I don't often see the construction of "which" with this type o
2. maybe for the first part. I don't often see the construction of "which" with this type o
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lucas21c1. Is "This is the place where he comes." right?I know you recited this sentence from a dictionary, but It doesn't sound right to my ear.
This is the place / town where many famous people were born.
lucas21c2. Can "This is the place where he come
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Hi, thanks for your answer.
1. By the way, the sentence which I found in my dicitonary is "This is the place where he comes from", not "This is the place where he comes." The second one is just for my question. Does "This is the place where he comes from" also sound weird to you?
2. Could you tell me why you think 'comes from' should be changed to 'came from'? I think the present
1. By the way, the sentence which I found in my dicitonary is "This is the place where he comes from", not "This is the place where he comes." The second one is just for my question. Does "This is the place where he comes from" also sound weird to you?
2. Could you tell me why you think 'comes from' should be changed to 'came from'? I think the present
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Consider this:
Paul Lee immigrated to the US 20 years ago when he was 10. He was born in China.
So if someone asked "where did you come from". The answer should be given in past tense: I came from China. With that, it means China is the place where he came from. [
Paul Lee immigrated to the US 20 years ago when he was 10. He was born in China.
So if someone asked "where did you come from". The answer should be given in past tense: I came from China. With that, it means China is the place where he came from. [
lucas21cCould you tell me why you think 'comes from' shou
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I know it seems inconsistent, but the correct ones are
the town where I was born
the town I was born in
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the place (where) he comes from.
The reason, I think, is that where can emcompass the idea 'in which' but not 'from which', so you can use 'in' if 'where' is not present.
CJ
the town where I was born
the town I was born in
and
the place (where) he comes from.
The reason, I think, is that where can emcompass the idea 'in which' but not 'from which', so you can use 'in' if 'where' is not present.
CJ
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Yes, typically you use past tense to say "I came from China..."
There is a song "Oh Susanna" which uses "I come" -- "I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee" but the song was written in 1848 and was trying to sound uneducated.
And you can also say "He came from China" or "He comes from China." They're nearly the same, and I would use the second "comes from" if I were introduc
There is a song "Oh Susanna" which uses "I come" -- "I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee" but the song was written in 1848 and was trying to sound uneducated.
And you can also say "He came from China" or "He comes from China." They're nearly the same, and I would use the second "comes from" if I were introduc
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