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Glee Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"that" can replace all relative adverbs

0Please tell me this is wrong.02br
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00I read in a grammar book that says all relative adverbs, including 01font00where, when, how02font00..., can all be replaced with "that." It gave examples like:02br
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00(1) This is the ingenious way 01font00in which02font00 Roger assembled a radio receiver. 02br
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00 = This is the ingenious way 01font00that02font00 Roger assembled a radio receiver.02br
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00(2) These young people were born the year 01font00when (=in which)02font00 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.02br
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00 = These young people were born the year 01font00that02font00 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.02br
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00(3) I'll go anywhere 01font00where (=to which)02font00 you take me.02br
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00 = I'll go anywhere 01font00that02font00 you take me. 02br
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00(4) Watching TV is an activity 01font00where 02font00you are not required to do much thinking.02br
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00 = Watching TV is an activity 01font00that02font00 you are not required to do much thinking.02br
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00Help appreciated in advance.0-
  

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0 01a 05000 02a 00 Have a look at this post. htm

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0 01a05000 02a00 Have a look at this post. 0260hrefhttp://www.EnglishForward.com/English/WhichOrThat/bxpzr/Post.htm
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0Doll,02br
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00I just checked that post out. It seems to contain only discussion of using "that" and "which" as adjective relatives. My question is: Can "that" replace "where," "how," and "when"?0-
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0I read in a grammar book that says all relative adverbs, including 01font00where, when, how02font00..., can all be replaced with "that." 02br
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01font00This rule is incorrect!02font02br
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00(1) This is the ingenious
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0Thanks, Teo.02br
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00Could you please further clarify the notion to me? 02br
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00Is it OK to say that "when" and "where" can be replaced with "that" 01font00only when the antecedent is time or place02font00?02br
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00Thank you for your help!0-
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0 Glee, I have to be honest. All of those "that" examples sound like normal ways of speaking to me. 0-
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0Thanks, Grammar Geek.02br
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00Do you mind telling me if you also find the last example a normal way of speaking? I mean:02br
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00(5) Watching TV is an activity 01font00that02font00 you are not required to do much thinking.02br
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00If you do, can I say that the following two sentence
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001. Watching TV is an activity 00where00 you are not required to do much thinking. 02br
002. Watching TV is an activity 00that00 you are not required to do much thinking. 02br
00Which of the above sentences is acceptable? 
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0 While understanding and seeing such stuff, I would 01b00NOT02b00 use such replacements in 01b00ANY02b00 of your 4 sentences. Just reduces the clarity. Use the originals. 0-
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01cite10Glee12cite10Thanks, Grammar Geek.12br
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10Do you mind telling me if you also find the last example a normal way of speaking? I mean:12br
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10(5) Watching TV is an activity 11font10that12font10 you are not required to do much thinking. 11
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0 Delayed thanks for Teo, Marius, and Grammar Geek. After viewing your discussion, I think I get the picture now. 0-
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