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Shelby&lily Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
I have a problem,please help me! thanks!
This is the factory where they want to visit.
Why this attribute sentence use "where"? "Factory" is the accusative of 'visit"!
Why this attribute sentence use "where"? "Factory" is the accusative of 'visit"!
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The sentence is incorrect. It should be: This is the factory (which/that) they want to visit. Which (or that ) is the object of to visit and can be omitted in this relative clause.
- The sentence is incorrect.
- It should be: This is the factory (which/that) they want to visit.
- Which (or that ) is the object of to visit and can be omitted in this relative clause.
- The factory is the antecedent of the relative clause.
- Cheers CB
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The sentence is incorrect. It should be: This is the factory (which/that) they want to visit.
Which (or that) is the object of to visit and can be omitted in this relative clause. The factory is the antecedent of the relative clause.
Cheers
CB
Which (or that) is the object of to visit and can be omitted in this relative clause. The factory is the antecedent of the relative clause.
Cheers
CB
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how about you put a comma before the relative clause ?
This is the factory, where they want to visit.
This is the factory, where they want to visit.
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Wrong. Where and visit don't go together. No comma can be used in the relative clause. There are no other correct relative clause versions of it. (A non-matching quote blocks my post, that's why I have had to remove it.)
Cheers
CB
Cheers
CB
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Cool Breeze No comma can be used in the relative clause. There are no other correct relative clause versions of it. (A non-matching quote blocks my post, that's why I have had to remove it.)Pardon me, Cool Breeze. This is the factory where they want to vis
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CB
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What's wrong with the construction "This is my home, where I feel the most comfortable."?
I don't agree that you can't use a comma.
I don't agree that you can't use a comma.
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Grammar GeekWhat's wrong with the construction "This is my home, where I feel the most comfortable."?Hi Grammar Geek
I don't agree that you can't use a comma.
Nothing is wrong with your construction. I am discussing another sentence with a relative pronoun in it: This is the factory (which/that) they want to visit. Commas are no
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Hi Goodman
This is the factory where the drugs were found buried under 6" of fresh concrete is absolutely correct. It is correct because in the sentence where is not the grammatical object of any verb.
Cheers
CB
PS Do you sound as good as Benny Goodman?
This is the factory where the drugs were found buried under 6" of fresh concrete is absolutely correct. It is correct because in the sentence where is not the grammatical object of any verb.
Cheers
CB
PS Do you sound as good as Benny Goodman?
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