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C2ran Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Where relative pronoun

Hi~
I'm wondering if anyone can explain to me how to use where as a relative pronoun correctly.

Bread Palace has set up more than one hundred outlets in Asia ____ it opened its first bakery in Singapore.

Is 'where' not acceptable in the blank here?

I know that because there is a adverbial phrase expressing the place(in Singapore), using where might not be grammatical.

But I've seen people using it so often that I'm not sure if my understanding above is correct.

For example, can't we say "This is an ad picture where two people are having a lunch at the restaurant."
or "My favorite author has published a new book in which he blasts government officials for taking bribes and not receiving a jail time"
(I assume in which is interchangeable with where, right?)

So, could you give me a help~?
Thank you.
  

Top answer

c2ran Bread Palace has set up more than one hundred outlets in Asia __ it opened its first bakery in Singapore. " The relationship of time is a more logical fit than place (where). " The first bakery in Singapore, where Bread Palace started its operations, was so successful that the company expanded to more than one hundred outlets throughout Asia.

— AlpheccaStars

  • c2ran Bread Palace has set up more than one hundred outlets in Asia __ it opened its first bakery in Singapore.
  • " The relationship of time is a more logical fit than place (where).
  • " The first bakery in Singapore, where Bread Palace started its operations, was so successful that the company expanded to more than one hundred outlets throughout Asia.
  • " Yes.
  • " It sounds less formal.
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c2ranBread Palace has set up more than one hundred outlets in Asia __ it opened its first bakery in Singapore.
The best connecting word is "after" or "since." The relationship of time is a more logical fit than place (where).

Here is an example of "where."

The first bakery in Singapore, where Bread Palace started its operations, was so s
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AlpheccaStarsThe best connecting word is "after" or "since." The relationship of time is a more logical fit than place (where).
What a surprise. You named the correct answer even without answer choices being given.
Maybe not a big deal for you at all.
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c2ran
AlpheccaStarsFor example, can't we say "This is an ad where two people are having a lunch at the restaurant."
I see the point of your explanation above. The relationship of time fits better.
But in terms of only grammar aspect,
In the sentence I made, 'at the restaurant' is also a place. so is the original sentence okay
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I'm sorry, A.S. if I made you confused with what I was trying to say.

I was just editing my post prior to this. Thinking about it more carefully, I found my question dumb.

The one last question, if I may..

"Bread Palace has set up more than one hundred outlets in Asia where it opened its first bakery."

This is okay, right?

Oh no, this should be better.
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c2ran"Bread Palace has set up more than one hundred outlets in Asia where it opened its first bakery."
This is okay, right?
Oh no, this should be better.
"Bread Palace has set up more than one hundred outlets in Asia where its first bakery was opened."

The only difference between these is the active versus passive voice.
Where
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AlpheccaStarsWhere usually refers to a specific location or position
I got that. Thank you so much~!
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