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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
in which, where, and of which
Hi,
According to my knowledge, the phrase 'in which' and the word 'where' can be used in place of the other without having to raise other people's eyebrows; but it also seems to be the case that 'in which' often delivers the notion of being educated and having written a better piece of work. I think some cases where they can used in place of the other comfortably are:
in the procedure in which or where
in the list in which or where
the behavior in which or where
But, in addition to the problem of not knowing which case definitely preclude a person from using the two as viable substitutes, I have a problem of knowing when to use the phrase 'of knowing' correctly. If you have a better sense of my dilemma, can you offer some guidelines or tips?
How about this?
the sentence in which he is not sure
Could the best way to resolve this is to rewrite the sentence in a normal form where 'in' or 'of' is not written with 'which' and see if 'in' or 'of' is necessary? If it is necessary, then I should use 'in' or 'of' with 'which'. Does this sound good to you if you followed me?
According to my knowledge, the phrase 'in which' and the word 'where' can be used in place of the other without having to raise other people's eyebrows; but it also seems to be the case that 'in which' often delivers the notion of being educated and having written a better piece of work. I think some cases where they can used in place of the other comfortably are:
in the procedure in which or where
in the list in which or where
the behavior in which or where
But, in addition to the problem of not knowing which case definitely preclude a person from using the two as viable substitutes, I have a problem of knowing when to use the phrase 'of knowing' correctly. If you have a better sense of my dilemma, can you offer some guidelines or tips?
How about this?
the sentence in which he is not sure
Could the best way to resolve this is to rewrite the sentence in a normal form where 'in' or 'of' is not written with 'which' and see if 'in' or 'of' is necessary? If it is necessary, then I should use 'in' or 'of' with 'which'. Does this sound good to you if you followed me?
Top answer
Since almost anything can mean almost anything in English, it would be a great help if you provided complete sentences when you ask questions. I am not even 100 percent certain what you mean by sentence. Anyway, the sentence in which he is not sure is perfectly all right in a sentence ([ ]) like this: The sentence in which he is not sure about his future is at the beginning of the book.
- Since almost anything can mean almost anything in English, it would be a great help if you provided complete sentences when you ask questions.
- I am not even 100 percent certain what you mean by sentence.
- Anyway, the sentence in which he is not sure is perfectly all right in a sentence ([ ]) like this: The sentence in which he is not sure about his future is at the beginning of the book.
- Of would be wrong in this sentence.
- CB
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Since almost anything can mean almost anything in English, it would be a great help if you provided complete sentences when you ask questions. I am not even 100 percent certain what you mean by sentence. Anyway, the sentence in which he is not sureis perfectly all right in a sentence ([
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