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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?

  1. A. whereCorrect
  2. B. which
  3. C. who
  4. 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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