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puzzle
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 Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject: point |
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Dear teachers,
Can you tell me which is the correct answer in the following sentence and how to judge whether "when" or "where" should be used after "point" in the attributive clause?
The doctor said that the treatment would continue until the patient reached the point____ he could walk correctly and safely.
A. where B. when
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CP
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Usually you would say "point where" or "time when."
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IanT
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, interesting one.
The phrase is being used to talk about time, but the literal origin of the phrase (reaching a point) is physical rather than temporal, so it has to be where.
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