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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
What/That/Which
Hi all
Which one is the proper word and why?
Roughly 100,000 years ago, during the last ice age, wolves migrated from Eurasia to the highlands of what/that/which is now Ethiopia.
Thank you.
Which one is the proper word and why?
Roughly 100,000 years ago, during the last ice age, wolves migrated from Eurasia to the highlands of what/that/which is now Ethiopia.
Thank you.
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I believe the answer is what . " It is interesting to remember that "what" in that sentence = that which. "
- I believe the answer is what .
- " It is interesting to remember that "what" in that sentence = that which.
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I believe the answer is what.
"Wolves migrated from Eurasia to the highlands of what is now Ethiopia."
It is interesting to remember that "what" in that sentence = that which.
"...to the highlands of that which is now Ethiopia."
"Wolves migrated from Eurasia to the highlands of what is now Ethiopia."
It is interesting to remember that "what" in that sentence = that which.
"...to the highlands of that which is now Ethiopia."
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what
~ 'the thing that'
Neither 'which' nor 'that' have the right meaning to fit in that sentence.
CJ
~ 'the thing that'
Neither 'which' nor 'that' have the right meaning to fit in that sentence.
CJ
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Thanks for the answers. I heard that "what is now" is a kind of phrase. Is it true?
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AnonymousThanks for the answers. I heard that "what is now" is a kind of phrase. Is it true?You could call it a phrase if you liked, but it's doesn't belong to one of the phrasal categories like noun phrase or verb phrase, so there's little point.
In your original question, "what" is correct. It's a relative word used in a special kind of relative co
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