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Grammar and Linguistics > Relative pronoun " when" / " that " or " that ------------------- in "
Relative pronoun " when" / " that " or " that ------------------- in "
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normandey
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Relative pronoun " when" / " that " or " that ------------------- in "
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I want to ask all of you dear teachers; when I sue " that" as a relative pronoun instead of " when" , Do I just say that or " that------------------ in " as in this sentence : 1970 was the year when/that my mother was born. Can I say? : 1970 was the year that my mother was born in. Thank you all. |
30 Nov 2016
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joannajs
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Hi Normandey, I �ve been thinking about your post for quite a while but since nobody volunteered I �ll try to shed some light perhaps. First of all, we can use both THAT and WHEN (or which, what, who etc) in defining relative clauses which this one is. You can �t use THAT in non-defining clauses, but this is not the case. However, when talking about time you can only use WHEN. It is not interchangeable with "that" or "that... in". hope that helps a little  best, joanna |
1 Dec 2016
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redcamarocruiser
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" 1970 was the year that my mother was born in." is fine. |
1 Dec 2016
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libertyX
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I think you could use outside help and you can always edit your essay if you don;t like it. You �re gonna need all time possible if you really wanna do this but good luck |
9 Dec 2016
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