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Diamondrg Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
relative pronoun
My new school is near enough ____ I want to live.
A) where
B) of where
C) to where
D) on which
E) in which
Hi, I am stuck between A and C. Which is correct and why? Thank you.
A) where
B) of where
C) to where
D) on which
E) in which
Hi, I am stuck between A and C. Which is correct and why? Thank you.
Top answer
Diamondrg I am stuck between A and C. Me, too, to a certain extent. This is one of those maddening things about English.
- Diamondrg I am stuck between A and C.
- Me, too, to a certain extent.
- This is one of those maddening things about English.
- It's "near the station", but "near enough to the station".
- For some reason, probably having to do with the historical development of English, we use a seemingly unnecessary "to" after "near enough", but not usually after just "near".
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DiamondrgI am stuck between A and C.Me, too, to a certain extent. This is one of those maddening things about English.
It's "near the station", but "near enough to the station". For some reason, probably having to do with the historical development of English, we use a seemingly unnecessary "to" after "near enough", but not usually after just "n
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I agree with CJ on all counts: maddening, historical development, answer C.
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