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19 Sep 2019, 07:27
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what role is which performing in the following sentence?
On the counter is a large box, in which are found my car keys
Is "which" here a relative pronoun or a subordinating conjunction? How can we figure this out?
I thought "which" can only come after a noun, how's "which" coming after a preposition?
On the counter is a large box, in which are found my car keys
Is "which" here a relative pronoun or a subordinating conjunction? How can we figure this out?
I thought "which" can only come after a noun, how's "which" coming after a preposition?
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19 Sep 2019, 11:57
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We cross paths again, rohitchayal. If you straighten the sentence out, it is clear that which is modifying the noun box, but because in Standard American English, it is a grammatical peccadillo to place a preposition at the end of a clause, the preposition in gets placed before the which.
Sentence 1: On the counter is a large box, which my car keys are found in. Incorrect
Sentence 2: On the counter is a large box; my car keys are found in it. Correct
Sentence 3: On the counter is a large box; my car keys are found in which. Incorrect
To use which, the word in needs to be placed somewhere that will not violate the end-of rule. The only logical place is before the which, and it does not change the function of that word. Because of the silly end-of rule, we get humorous quotes like the one ascribed to Winston Churchill:
"This is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put!"
Some other languages use similar rules. For example, French would use dans laquelle, which translates to "in which" to modify the same word, boîte, in that language, only the which also gets altered, since the noun is considered feminine. How arbitrary!
English is a mutt of a language. I do not envy the second-language learner of it.
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20 Sep 2019, 01:07
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How can I figure this out in Gmat when such construction occurs that which is modifying the box, because I'll only see a prep in front of which and think that it's wrong.
Moreover, "which" can act both as subordinating conjunction and as relative pronoun i.e. is a modifier, how can we differentiate between its two uses? Does it has something to do w the comma or is there some other by which we can differentiate?
Hope you understand my question.
How can I figure this out in Gmat when such construction occurs that which is modifying the box, because I'll only see a prep in front of which and think that it's wrong.
Moreover, "which" can act both as subordinating conjunction and as relative pronoun i.e. is a modifier, how can we differentiate between its two uses? Does it has something to do w the comma or is there some other by which we can differentiate?
Hope you understand my question.
