Puzzling sentences
Choose the correct answer :
1- The last time (that/ when) I saw her, she looked very well
2- I haven't seen them since the year (when/ that) they got married
3- Have you got somewhere (that/ where) I can lie down for an hour?
My answer
1- Both that & when are OK.
2- Both that & when are OK.
3- that
Am I right?
Top answer
My answers: 1. that 2. that 3.
- My answers: 1.
- that 2.
- that 3.
- where
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I would say:
1 - that ('when' sounds wrong to me)
2 - that ('when' at a pinch)
3 - where ('that' will likely be used commonly though)
0We all might be interested in what Michael Swan writes in Practical English Usage (second edition)
After common nouns referring to time, when is often replaced by that or dropped in an informal style.
Come and see us any time (that) you're in town.
I'll never forget the day (that) we're met.
That was the year (that) I first went abroad.
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