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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

on which to practice VS to practice on it

Hi.

I need a piano of my own.........
1) that I can practice 2) I can practice on that 3) on which to practice 4) to practice on it

My answer was #4; why is it incorrect?
  

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If you say it that way, it would be "I need a piano of my own to practice on". You don't need "it" at the end.

  • If you say it that way, it would be "I need a piano of my own to practice on".
  • You don't need "it" at the end.
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If you say it that way, it would be "I need a piano of my own to practice on". You don't need "it" at the end.
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Persian LearnerMy answer was #4; why is it incorrect?
It repeats the antecedent (piano) as a pronoun (it) in the infinitival relative construction.

a book which you can read - correct
a book which you can read it - not correct

Similarly, you can use an infinitive adjectivally, and then you don't use 'which', but the principl

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