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[junmo]

Hello...

I am korean student.

My english is not very good. But I trying to speak english.

I wonder whether below sentenses are right or not.



1.That`s the place she stays when she`s in London.

2.That`s the place where she stays when she`s in London.

My teacher is taught me that both 1.sentense and 2.sentense are agreeable to usage.

But Dr.Randolph Quirk said that~

"With a general antecedent, such as place, we may find the following patterns, which however are not acceptable to all speakers"

(?) That`s the place she stays when she`s in London.



How would you discribe these sentenses?


sorry. My ability to express myself is still immature.

Looking forward to hearing your soonest and accurate answers...

Thank you ...

[Mister Micawber]

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Well, my first reaction is that at your level you should not be reading Quirk-- that is for advanced ESL students.

As he says, however (and I think you have his statement reversed): some speakers are unhappy with the where; it seems redundant. Nevertheless, you may feel free to use it if you wish to do so. Few will notice.

Have I helped or hindered?
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[asterix]

Both 1. and 2. are OK, and normal English.

[junmo]

thank you very much...

I got it.. ^^