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ShatteredEquilibrium Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
it is in... + where or that?
Since "in" points to a place, I've been wondering whether I shouldn't put where instead of that in the following sentence:
IT IS IN this callous destruction and reckless exploitation of the natural environment WHERE / THAT resides the most telling testimony to the degeneration of the humanity of man and his now almost non-existent empathy towards the planet that gives him life.
Could anyone help dispel my doubts please?
IT IS IN this callous destruction and reckless exploitation of the natural environment WHERE / THAT resides the most telling testimony to the degeneration of the humanity of man and his now almost non-existent empathy towards the planet that gives him life.
Could anyone help dispel my doubts please?
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No, "in" does not always point to a place. "in" is commonly used for many other things: situations, circumstances, consultations, predicaments, etc. Don't use 'where' there.
- No, "in" does not always point to a place.
- "in" is commonly used for many other things: situations, circumstances, consultations, predicaments, etc.
- Don't use 'where' there.
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No, "in" does not always point to a place. "in" is commonly used for many other things: situations, circumstances, consultations, predicaments, etc. Don't use 'where' there.
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