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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Relative adverb
Could you tell me which sentence is okay in each of the following pairs? Thank you.
1A. This is the house where I grew up.
1B. This is where I grew up.
1C. This is the house I grew up.
2A. I'll never forget the day when I became a teacher.
2B. I'll never forget when I became a teacher.
2C. I'll never forget the day I became a teacher.
1A. This is the house where I grew up.
1B. This is where I grew up.
1C. This is the house I grew up.
2A. I'll never forget the day when I became a teacher.
2B. I'll never forget when I became a teacher.
2C. I'll never forget the day I became a teacher.
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Hi The relative adverb sounds slightly old-fashioned to me, but it is - This is the house in which I grew up - I'll never forget the day on which I became a teacher I think it's more usual to say - This is the house where I grew up - I''ll never forget the day I became a teacher Dave
- Hi The relative adverb sounds slightly old-fashioned to me, but it is - This is the house in which I grew up - I'll never forget the day on which I became a teacher I think it's more usual to say - This is the house where I grew up - I''ll never forget the day I became a teacher Dave
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Hi
The relative adverb sounds slightly old-fashioned to me, but it is
- This is the house in which I grew up
- I'll never forget the day on which I became a teacher
I think it's more usual to say
- This is the house where I grew up
- I''ll never forget the day I became a teacher
Dave
The relative adverb sounds slightly old-fashioned to me, but it is
- This is the house in which I grew up
- I'll never forget the day on which I became a teacher
I think it's more usual to say
- This is the house where I grew up
- I''ll never forget the day I became a teacher
Dave
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Hi
1B is fine, but it doesn't point us to the house
- This is where I grew up
1C definitely needs an 'in' at the end, and then it's OK
- This is the house I grew up in
2A I'd say, is where we sometimes drop the 'when'. Both of these are OK but the second seems more natural to me
- I'll never forget the day when I became a teacher
- I'll ne
1B is fine, but it doesn't point us to the house
- This is where I grew up
1C definitely needs an 'in' at the end, and then it's OK
- This is the house I grew up in
2A I'd say, is where we sometimes drop the 'when'. Both of these are OK but the second seems more natural to me
- I'll never forget the day when I became a teacher
- I'll ne
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How about "This is the house I grew up at?" Can I replace 'in' with 'at'?
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lucas21cHow about "This is the house I grew up at?" Can I replace 'in' with 'at'?No.
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How about "I wasn't even at the house then" or "I'll wait for you at the house?" Is 'at the house' awkward in each of the sentences?
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So it depends on the prepositions, right? if it's a house, we have to use "in which" not "at"
example : The station at which I arrived had plenty of people. is this sentence, correct?
Thanks in advance.
example : The station at which I arrived had plenty of people. is this sentence, correct?
Thanks in advance.
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ly58if it's a house, we have to use "in which" not "at"We live in a house. The house in which I grew up/ lived a a child / was raised has burned down.
We study at a university. The university at which / where I studied has expanded greatly.
The station
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