what or where

[jasonlulu_2000]

When I arrived at _____ the school was supposed to be, all I could see was a convenience shop.
A. what B. where

I choose answer A.

Does it make sense?

Thanks!

Jason

 

[Rover_KE]

No.

 

[emsr2d2]

No.

 

[billmcd]

When I arrived at _____ the school was supposed to be, all I could see was a convenience shop.
A. what B. where

I choose answer A.

Does it make sense?

Thanks!

Jason

"where the school was supposed to be......"

 

[jasonlulu_2000]

I arrived at what was once the capital of Greece.

I arrived at _____ the school was supposed to be.

I think both sentences above are similarly structured. In what way is the second sentence from the first one?

As for the second one, if written as "I arrived ______ the school was supposed to be", I will choose "where".

Is "at" necessary when we choose "where"?

Thanks!

Jason

 

[5jj]

I arrived at what was once the capital of Greece.

I arrived at _____ the school was supposed to be.

I think both sentences above are similarly structured.

They are not. In the first, 'what' stands for 'the place which/that'. in the second 'where' stands for 'the place where'.

 

[Raymott]

I arrived at what was once the capital of Greece.

I arrived at _____ the school was supposed to be.

You can say, "I arrived at what was supposed to be the school", but not the above.