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Tara2 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

The place where/that

That is ____ I was born and grew up.
A. where
B. the place
C. the place where
D. the place that


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You grow up in a place. 'where' can imply 'in', but 'that' cannot imply 'in'. So where I was born and grew up is OK, and the place where I was born and grew up is OK.

— CalifJim

  • You grow up in a place.
  • 'where' can imply 'in', but 'that' cannot imply 'in'.
  • So where I was born and grew up is OK, and the place where I was born and grew up is OK.
  • But the place that I was born and grew up is not quite right.
  • I would add 'in': the place that I was born and grew up in .
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You grow up in a place.

'where' can imply 'in', but 'that' cannot imply 'in'.

So

where I was born and grew up is OK, and
the place where I was born and grew up is OK.

But

the place that I was born and grew up is not quite right. I would add 'in':
the place that I was born and grew up

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