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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

DETERIORATE TO A POINT WHEN/WHERE (condtion)

Can someone help me with this please?

1 My mental condition is close to that of hers, but mine has deteriorated to a point where/when I could not cope with the outside world at which point I was taken to an asylum./ which is when I was taken to an asylum. (When would you use "WHICH IS WHEN"?)

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Hello Alc, First: "My mental condition is close to that of hers". Then: "has deteriorated" > "had deteriorated". Which small change makes both these continuations possible: 1.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Alc, First: "My mental condition is close to that of hers".
  • Then: "has deteriorated" > "had deteriorated".
  • Which small change makes both these continuations possible: 1.
  • a point where I could not cope with the outside world; which is when...
  • 2.
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Hello Alc,

First: "My mental condition is close to that of hers".

Then: "has deteriorated" > "had deteriorated".

Which small change makes both these continuations possible:

1. ...a point where I could not cope with the outside world; which is when...

2. ...a point where I could not cope with the outside world; at which point...

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