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opilec894
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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:44 am Post subject: A Grammar Question |
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Dear All
I have just done a CD with a class of mine and the following lines were in the script:
This feeling is even stronger for extreme sports, where the person faces real danger.
A student asked me why the writer had used the word 'where' and I could not answer it. Can anyone help?
Sincerely
Charlie Warth |
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Sashadroogie
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| Look up 'relative clauses'. 'Where' is a relative pronoun, not a question word, as learners naturally assume. |
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Glenski
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| It could also be replaced by "in which", but "where" is shorter and does not require the preposition. |
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