jasokav69
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London is a place where I want to live
London is where I want to live
In the first sentence we can remove the pronoun because it is defining and referring to the object of the relative clause.
In the second, I don't understand how we would explain this away since typically the verb in the first clause is followed by a noun or relative pronoun. For example,
So even though our sentence...''London is where I want to live'' is obviously correct, what type of sentence is this? How do we categorize it?
Thanks!
Jason
London is where I want to live
In the first sentence we can remove the pronoun because it is defining and referring to the object of the relative clause.
In the second, I don't understand how we would explain this away since typically the verb in the first clause is followed by a noun or relative pronoun. For example,
- I'm looking for a secretary who / that can use a computer well.
- She loves the chocolate (which / that) I bought.
- The bike (which / that) I loved was stolen.
So even though our sentence...''London is where I want to live'' is obviously correct, what type of sentence is this? How do we categorize it?
Thanks!
Jason
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