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TeacherJapan Posted 4 years ago
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How to use where?

He was surprised to see a cemetery where he was born and grew up.

Is this sentence correct? Is it better to include “that there was” before “a cemetery?”

He was surprised to see that there was a cemetery where he was born and grew up.

  

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teacherJapan He was surprised to see a cemetery where he was born and grew up. Is this sentence correct? ” He was surprised to see that there was a cemetery where he was born and grew up.

  • teacherJapan He was surprised to see a cemetery where he was born and grew up.
  • Is this sentence correct?
  • ” He was surprised to see that there was a cemetery where he was born and grew up.
  • It all depends on what you mean.
  • Both sentences are so vague that they would need a lot of context to be possible, and the choice betwen the two variants would depend on that context.
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teacherJapan

He was surprised to see a cemetery where he was born and grew up.

Is this sentence correct? Is it better to include “that there was” before “a cemetery?”

He was surprised to see that there was a cemetery where he was born and grew up.

It all depends on what you mean. Both sentences are so vague that they

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teacherJapanHe was surprised to see a cemetery where he was born and grew up.
Is this sentence correct?

Yes. Another example:
... surprised to see a football field where he used to live.

teacherJapanIs it better to include “that there was” before “a cemetery?”

Not in my opinion. Six of one; half a

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