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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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in which?

However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting he 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.

Can I substitute "which" for "in which" here?

I am confused, sometimes attributive clauses follow by which but other times they follow by in which? What's the situations apply "in which" or "which" respectively?
  

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john liao Can I substitute "which" for "in which" here? No. john liao I am confused, sometimes attributive clauses follow by which but other times they follow by in which?

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  • john liao Can I substitute "which" for "in which" here?
  • No.
  • john liao I am confused, sometimes attributive clauses follow by which but other times they follow by in which?
  • What's the situations apply "in which" or "which" respectively?
  • I drive a car -> the car which I drive I live in the city -> the city in which I live she bought a new dress -> the new dress which she bought she woke up in a hotel room -> the hotel room in which she woke up he informed the editor in the fax -> the fax in which he informed the editor Similarly with other prepositions: I belong to the society -> the society to which I belong he died from the illness -> the illness from which he died etc.
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john liaoCan I substitute "which" for "in which" here?
No.
john liaoI am confused, sometimes attributive clauses follow by which but other times they follow by in which? What's the situations apply "in which" or "which" respectively?
I drive a car -> the car which I drive
I live in the cit
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So, in this case, is the original he informed the editor in a fax?
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john liaoSo, in this case, is the original he informed the editor in a fax?
That is the meaning, yes.
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