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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
preposition plus relative pronoun
1. Fieldwork is, importantly, the way in which most cultural anthropologists earn and maintain their professional standing.
2. This is the place in which I live.
3. This is the place. I live in the place.
"Which" in #2 refers to "the place" and "in" is thought to be there between "live and "the place."
4. This is the place where I live.
5. Most cultural anthropologists earn and maintain their professional standing in the way.
Q) I was wondering why "in which" is possible when #5 sounds very awkward because of "in the way."
Am I thinking poorly regarding #2 and #3 to understand #1?
2. This is the place in which I live.
3. This is the place. I live in the place.
"Which" in #2 refers to "the place" and "in" is thought to be there between "live and "the place."
4. This is the place where I live.
5. Most cultural anthropologists earn and maintain their professional standing in the way.
Q) I was wondering why "in which" is possible when #5 sounds very awkward because of "in the way."
Am I thinking poorly regarding #2 and #3 to understand #1?
Top answer
Logically the rearrangement in (5) "ought" to work as in (3), but in practice it doesn't. This is probably because "the way in which" is somewhat idiomatic, and also because of some general restrictions on the use of "the way" to refer to a previously mentioned method. For example, "The way has proved to be highly efficient" is unnatural too.
- Logically the rearrangement in (5) "ought" to work as in (3), but in practice it doesn't.
- This is probably because "the way in which" is somewhat idiomatic, and also because of some general restrictions on the use of "the way" to refer to a previously mentioned method.
- For example, "The way has proved to be highly efficient" is unnatural too.
- Note that this works fine: Most cultural anthropologists earn and maintain their professional standing in this way.
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Logically the rearrangement in (5) "ought" to work as in (3), but in practice it doesn't. This is probably because "the way in which" is somewhat idiomatic, and also because of some general restrictions on the use of "the way" to refer to a previously mentioned method. For example, "The way has proved to be highly efficient" is unnatural too. Note that this works fine:
Most cultural an
Most cultural an
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Your answer is very helpful.
I'm not sure if it is ok to ask another similar sort of question here or start a new thread.
6. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, had a great sense of delicacy where other persons' feelings were concerned.
Q) What's the restructed form of #6 if it is separated into two sentences without "where?"
7. Sir Arthur Conan D
I'm not sure if it is ok to ask another similar sort of question here or start a new thread.
6. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, had a great sense of delicacy where other persons' feelings were concerned.
Q) What's the restructed form of #6 if it is separated into two sentences without "where?"
7. Sir Arthur Conan D
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"where ... is concerned" is a set expression that will probably not survive much manipulation or messing with. "in which" cannot be used in place of "where" — at least, not without changing the meaning. Neither (7) nor (8) works properly. This is possible:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, had a great sense of delicacy. This sense of delicacy concerned other peopl
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, had a great sense of delicacy. This sense of delicacy concerned other peopl
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