I might choose the last one.Originally Posted by navi tasan
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#1 24-Jun-2003, 10:39fom which
Which of these is correct:
1-The house the light from which looked like a fire was far away.
2-The house the light coming from which looked like a fire was far away.
3-The town the streets in which are extremely narrow is nearby.
4-The town, the streets in which are extremely narrow, is nearby.
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lucyarliwuGuest#2 24-Jun-2003, 11:48
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#3 24-Jun-2003, 15:321-The house the light from which looked like a fire was far away. a bit forced
2-The house the light coming from which looked like a fire was far away. eek
3-The town the streets in which are extremely narrow is nearby. just about
4-The town, the streets in which are extremely narrow, is nearby. OK
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#4 25-Jun-2003, 14:43Excuse me, Tdol, could I say "The house which the light looking like a fire came from was far away" and is it possible to say something instead of "looked like a fire". i.e. "fire-like"? Originally Posted by tdol
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#5 25-Jun-2003, 20:36Re: fom which
I agree with TDOL. Sentences one and four are grammatically correct, but they are not very natural.
A light that looked like a fire came from the distant house.1-The house the light from which looked like a fire was far away.
The nearby town has streets that are extremely narrow.4-The town, the streets in which are extremely narrow, is nearby.
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#6 25-Jun-2003, 20:38Yes, you can use fire-like. How would you phrase the sentence?
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#7 26-Jun-2003, 06:31The house which the fire-like light came from was far away. Originally Posted by RonBee
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#8 26-Jun-2003, 06:41Yes, I like that. It's good! Originally Posted by Anatoly
The house which the fire-like light came from was far away. Originally Posted by RonBee
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#9 26-Jun-2003, 07:34That sentence has a nice "ring" to it. In fact, it's rather poetic.
The house which the fire-like light came from was far away. The flame flickered in the distance--a dim spot of light. The house was burning--burning like a candle.
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#10 26-Jun-2003, 09:05Thank you, very much, RonBee! :D Originally Posted by RonBee
Yes, I like that. It's good! 8) Originally Posted by Anatoly
The house which the fire-like light came from was far away. Originally Posted by RonBee
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