Standard English ConventionsHardCorrect relative pronoun for a place
Standard English Conventions practice question
The cottage ____ the poet spent her last summers is now a small museum.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. whereCorrect
- B. which
- C. who
- D. when
Answer: A. where
'Where' introduces a clause about a place: the cottage where she spent her summers.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. which
- 'Which' would need a preposition ('in which').
- C. who
- 'Who' is for people.
- D. when
- 'When' is for times.
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