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Yellowstarstruck Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Relative Clause
Hi! Is number 1 acceptable? Thanks, Fulvio
1. We are going where there are penguins.
2. We are going to a place where there are penguins.
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[1] We are going where there are penguins. [2] We are going to a place where there are penguins. Yes, [1] is fine.
- [1] We are going where there are penguins.
- [2] We are going to a place where there are penguins.
- Yes, [1] is fine.
- It's called a 'fused' relative construction, in which "where" means "to a place where", so [1] has the same meaning as [2].
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[1] We are going where there are penguins.
[2] We are going to a place where there are penguins.
Yes, [1] is fine. It's called a 'fused' relative construction, in which "where" means "to a place where", so [1] has the same meaning as [2].
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