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Hromi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
relative pronouns
What is the difference?
1.The cafe WHICH we ate in was clean.
2.The cafe WHERE we ate was clean.
why is ate in used in the first sentence?
1.The cafe WHICH we ate in was clean.
2.The cafe WHERE we ate was clean.
why is ate in used in the first sentence?
Top answer
If you say, "The cafe which we ate was clean," we would understand that to mean you ate the cafe.
- If you say, "The cafe which we ate was clean," we would understand that to mean you ate the cafe.
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If you say, "The cafe which we ate was clean," we would understand that to mean you ate the cafe.
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I’m not sure I follow you, Avangi; there’s an in in the first sentence.
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Aspara Gus there’s an in in the first sentence.That's true, A/G, there is.
But Hromi wants to know why it's there --- and not in the second version.
Best regards, - A.
hromi1.The cafe WHICH we ate in was clean.
hromi2.The cafe WHERE we ate was clean.
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Ah, of course. I have to read more carefully, since not all students have learned to use quotation marks.
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