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angel-dolphin
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
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Location: japan
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 Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: i need your help |
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well, what's the difference of the relative pronoun and relative adverb??
i mean hear are grammatical questions.
1. One place (which, where) I didn't look for it was the bookshelf.
2. One place (which, where) I didn't check was the bookshelf.
just in case, the answe is 1.where, 2.which.
why do you use where for #1 and which for #2??
what is the difference??
please tell me!! |
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iitimone7
Joined: 09 Aug 2005
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Location: Indiana, USA
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject: answers |
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angel-dolphin -
hear=what you do with your ears (you meant here=at this place)
1. it is more natural to say 'i did not look for it on the bookshelf, or, i failed to look for it on the bookshelf.
2. i did not check the bookshelf
...both sentences basically mean the same thing, just 2 different ways to say it.
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angel-dolphin
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:08 am Post subject: |
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oh i just misspelled... sorry about that.
well, i know that there are more natural way to say those sentences
as you've written, but they are a grammatical questions to practice how to use the relative pronoun and the relative adverb.
but thank you anyway. |
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Mallaien
Joined: 10 Jul 2006
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Location: Louisville, Kentucky USA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:45 am Post subject: Re: i need your help |
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1. One place (which, where) I didn't look for it was the bookshelf.
2. One place (which, where) I didn't check was the bookshelf.
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"Where" is a word that would point to a location or place.
like: "where is the store?" - "Do you know where the store is?"
thoes two sentances are refering to a location "place" and "bookshelf" so you would use "where" in both.
"Wich" is a word used for comparison.
like: "wich is better, steamed rice, or fried rice?"
Or: "I like fried rice, wich has more flavor."
when using "wich" in the middle one a sentance like above, the second part reinforces the first part.
"I like fried rice. It has more flavor" is correct but shows low skill in writing and spoken english.
"I like fried rice, wich has more flavor." shows a better command of the laguage. Using "wich" to connect the two sentances makes you look more intelligent. |
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