usage of 'in which'

[jnsummer]

i had a student come to me and ask about how we use the phrase 'in which' , what is the grammatical term for this item?

an examle : i live in a city in which i work.

to me this isn't natural and normally i wouldn't say it like this but i think it's grammatically ok.
any other clues??

 

[John C.]

Hello.

My analysis would be that in your example "in which" is a prepositional phrase acting as a conjunctive adverb (i.e. it's equivalent to "where").


Cheers

John.

p.s. Don't forget to capitalise your sentences. ;-)

 

[jnsummer]

cheers John! my student was saying something about 'where' as well now that i think of it.

 

[jnsummer]

Oh yes, Capitals. I get lazy sometimes with my typing.

 

[Tdol]

i had a student come to me and ask about how we use the phrase 'in which' , what is the grammatical term for this item?

an examle : i live in a city in which i work.

to me this isn't natural and normally i wouldn't say it like this but i think it's grammatically ok.
any other clues??

Which is a relative pronoun being used in a prepositional phrase.
BTW it should be 'the city'. ;-)

 

[jnsummer]

GROOVY!
thanks tdol

 

[Tdol]

You're welcome. ;-)