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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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in which and where
Hi,
I think in many cases these two 'in which' and 'where' can be used in replacement of each other, although I think, most often, 'in which' sounds better. Do I sound plausible?
Are they interchangeable here?
The place in which they live is not far from here.
The space in which to write the answer is too small.
The project in which he poured a lot of money is going bad.
The homework in which he made quite a number of mistakes is being graded by the teacher.
The way in which he went about doing the task is wrong. -- for this the substitution of 'where' doesn't seem right. Right?
Any further help?
I think in many cases these two 'in which' and 'where' can be used in replacement of each other, although I think, most often, 'in which' sounds better. Do I sound plausible?
Are they interchangeable here?
The place in which they live is not far from here.
The space in which to write the answer is too small.
The project in which he poured a lot of money is going bad.
The homework in which he made quite a number of mistakes is being graded by the teacher.
The way in which he went about doing the task is wrong. -- for this the substitution of 'where' doesn't seem right. Right?
Any further help?
Top answer
The place in which they live is not far from here. where is better to my ear. The space in which to write the answer is too small.
- The place in which they live is not far from here.
- where is better to my ear.
- The space in which to write the answer is too small.
- where not possible with the infinitive The project in which he poured a lot of money is going bad.
- where is not good here.
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The place in which they live is not far from here. where is better to my ear.
The space in which to write the answer is too small. where not possible with the infinitive
The project in which he poured a lot of money is going bad. where is not good here. into which is better.
The space in which to write the answer is too small. where not possible with the infinitive
The project in which he poured a lot of money is going bad. where is not good here. into which is better.
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I read your explanation above.
Still, I'm not sure if the sentence below including "in which" can be replaced with where; but I think where is not a good choice. Is it right?
1. My library is a sort of mutilayered autobiography, each book holding the moment in which I opened it for the first time.
Still, I'm not sure if the sentence below including "in which" can be replaced with where; but I think where is not a good choice. Is it right?
1. My library is a sort of mutilayered autobiography, each book holding the moment in which I opened it for the first time.
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