grammar · neutral

where + S + V

Band 4-5speakingtask2

a relative adverb used to introduce a clause that describes a place.

Examples

“the town where I grew up”

“the café where we first met”

“the house where she was born”

Band 8 sentence

“The university where I completed my undergraduate degree has an excellent research centre.”

Collocations

  • the place where + clause
  • the city/town where + clause

Word family

where relative adverb

Common mistakes

the place which I live→the place where I live

the house where I live in→the house where I live

Say it for a higher band

5the place which + clause→6the place that + clause→7+where + S + V

Synonyms

in which

the place that

Easily confused

which / in which

“This is the museum where we saw the exhibition.”

Related words

defining vs non-defining relative clauses (use of commas and that/which/who), who + Vthe + superlative + N + (that) + S + Veach of whom + V, which is why + S + VIndefinite pronouns + who/that + V (someone/anyone/anything + who/that)the majority of + N + who + Vthose who + V

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