Is it possible to use "which" to refer to its anetecedent when "which" isn't close to it when "which" is used with a preposition?
I'm planning to visit the town with my uncle, in which I lived with my late father for a long time.
Q1) Is the sentence above correct?
Q2) Is "which" referring to 'the town"?
Q3) Like in the example above, is it possible to use "which" to refer to its anetecedent when "which" isn't close to it when "which" is used with a preposition?
Top answer
Neither is good. The which part must refer to what is immediately before it. I'm planning to visit the town in which I lived with my late father for a long time with my uncle.
- Neither is good.
- The which part must refer to what is immediately before it.
- I'm planning to visit the town in which I lived with my late father for a long time with my uncle.
- My uncle and I are planning to visit the town in which I lived with my late father for a long time.
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Neither is good. The which part must refer to what is immediately before it.
I'm planning to visit the town in which I lived with my late father for a long time with my uncle.
My uncle and I are planning to visit the town in which I lived with my late father for a long time.
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