[Grammar] "where" as a relative adverb

[2006]

Originally Posted by topractise

yes, I geuss I get it.

"the headwaters of the Xingu River where....."

that "where" modifies "the headwaters"


but, how can I do if I want to use that "where" to modify "the Xingu River" ?

Say '......the Xingu River where....'.

[colloquium]

You can reword the sentence to make it slightly clearer.

the headwaters of the Xingu River where

The Xingu River's headwaters where

The original is a periphrastic construction; the second is the inflected version.

I am not a teacher.

[topractise]

Thank you 2006 and colloquium!!
I guess I learn a important notion.
Thanks again for your help