'where' as a fused relative or a subordinate conjunction?
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I have seen following sentences today;
1. Every day hundreds of people pass through the San Francisco Ferry Building, a place where a variety of products and services are available. The San Francisco Ferry Building is the place where commuters catch their ferries at. It is also a place where people come to walk and watch activity on the bay. The area inside in which people shop for food is also where people can find restaurants and shops. Shops where you can buy meat, cheese, bread, mushrooms, plants, coffee, herbs, and so on.
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2. a game played inside, in which you roll a heavy ball down a track to try to knock down a group of pins (= tall, thin wooden objects)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/tenpins
3. In the US, regional styles of speech have always been associated with regional styles of building: the Midwestern farmhouse, the Southern plantation mansion, and the Cape Cod cottage all have their equivalent in spoken dialect. These buildings may be old and genuine, or they may be recent reproductions, the equivalent of an assumed rather than a native accent. As James Kunstler says, “half-baked versions of Scarlett O’Hara’s Tara now stand replicated in countless suburban subdivisions around the United States.” In some cities and towns, especially where tourism is an important part of the economy, zoning codes may make a sort of artificial authenticity compulsory. Houses in the historic district of Key West, Florida, for example, whether new or remodeled, must be built of wood in a traditional style, and there are only a few permissible colors of paint, white being preferred. From the street these houses may look like the simple sea captains’ mansions they imitate. Inside, however, where zoning does not reach, they often contain modern lighting and state-of-the-art kitchens and bathrooms.
My question is;
1. above ‘inside, in which’ can be interchangeable with ‘inside, where’?
2. this construction ‘inside, in which/where’ is;
1) adverb - ‘inside’ + a subordinate conjunction - ‘where’, or
2) preposition - ‘inside’ + the fused relative, where the antecedent is incorporated into the clause?
Would hope to hear bright opinions and best RGDS,
Top answer
deepcosmos 1. above ‘inside, in which’ can be interchangeable with ‘inside, where’? "where" can be substituted for "in which" in (1) and somewhat more informally in (2).
- deepcosmos 1.
- above ‘inside, in which’ can be interchangeable with ‘inside, where’?
- "where" can be substituted for "in which" in (1) and somewhat more informally in (2).
- "in which" cannot be substituted for "where" in (3).
- deepcosmos 2.
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deepcosmos1. above ‘inside, in which’ can be interchangeable with ‘inside, where’?
"where" can be substituted for "in which" in (1) and somewhat more informally in (2). "in which" cannot be substituted for "where" in (3).
deepcosmos2. this construction ‘inside, in which/where’ is;
1) adverb - ‘inside’ + a subordinate conjunc
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