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Osee Posted 19 years ago
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Most coffee came from what is now Yemen.
How to understand the clause what is now Yemen? I would like to use where instead of what, any comment? Thanks a lot.
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]. You will not be able to use "where" - you can say Most coffee came from [name of the region]. An alternative way of a saying this might be Most coffee came from the southern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.
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- You will not be able to use "where" - you can say Most coffee came from [name of the region].
- An alternative way of a saying this might be Most coffee came from the southern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.
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This clause expresses "what is now called Yemen [and / which was previously called .........]. You will not be able to use "where" - you can say Most coffee came from [name of the region].
An alternative way of a saying this might be Most coffee came from the southern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.
An alternative way of a saying this might be Most coffee came from the southern regions of the Arabian Peninsula.
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