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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Relative adverbs (I have problem)

Hello,
Which of the following sentences are correct?! And why?! Can we always use 'where' for the locations instead of 'that' and 'which' ?!

I would not live in a place where is far away from downtown.

I would not live in a place which is far away from downtown.

I would not live in a place that is far away from downtown.

I don't like to live in Canada where the weather is cold.

I don't like to live in Canada in which the weather is cold.

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Mickey Mouse 8241 I would not live in a place where is far away from downtown. Wrong. Where can't be a grammatical subject.

— Cool Breeze

  • Mickey Mouse 8241 I would not live in a place where is far away from downtown.
  • Wrong.
  • Where can't be a grammatical subject.
  • I would not live in a place that is far away from downtown.
  • Both are correct.
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Mickey Mouse 8241I would not live in a place where is far away from downtown.
Wrong. Where can't be a grammatical subject.
Mickey Mouse 8241I would not live in a place which is far away from downtown.I would not live in a place that is far away from downtown.
Both are correct. A relative pronoun can of course be the s
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You are great. Thanks for your informative reply. I want to ask another question if you don't mind.
Whenever the where is not the subject of adjective clause, can we use it in every sentences which make sense ?!
For example, in the following sentence, the party is the event not place but why do we use 'where' to introduce the adjective clause?!
I don't enjoy parties wh
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I don't know why where is used in your sentence. It just is. Everyone should be one word.

CB
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