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Takoyaki-English Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
It looks just like the place grew up in.
It looks just like the place grew up.
It looks just like the place grew up in.
Do both sound natural?Top answer
Corrected versions: 1. It looks just like the place _I_ grew up in 2. It looks just like the place where I grew up.
- Corrected versions: 1.
- It looks just like the place _I_ grew up in 2.
- It looks just like the place where I grew up.
- The second sounds more natural to me.
- Also I'd replave "just like" with "exactly like" or "very much like".
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Corrected versions:
1. It looks just like the place _I_ grew up in
2. It looks just like the place where I grew up.
The second sounds more natural to me.
Also I'd replave "just like" with "exactly like" or "very much like".
And, beware!, I am not a native
1. It looks just like the place _I_ grew up in
2. It looks just like the place where I grew up.
The second sounds more natural to me.
Also I'd replave "just like" with "exactly like" or "very much like".
And, beware!, I am not a native
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You need the preposition. You didn't grow up the place; you grew up in the place.
It looks just like the place I grew up in is completely idiomatic. (I added the I; I'm sure you meant to include it -- although any other subject would do: we, you, etc..)
CJ
It looks just like the place I grew up in is completely idiomatic. (I added the I; I'm sure you meant to include it -- although any other subject would do: we, you, etc..)
CJ
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