A Country Where English Is Spoken

PUBLIC_FLAG_#{@journal.pf_int} RSS feed of M-K-G's latest journal entries Jan 23rd 2012 03:12 voice-selection relative-adverb-selec
(A) Have you ever lived in a country where English is spoken?
(B) Have you ever lived in a country English is spoken?
(C) Have you ever lived in a country where they speak English?
(D) Have you ever lived in a country they speak English?
(E) Have you ever lived in a country where people speak English?
(F) Have you ever lived in a country people speak English?


Which do you think is/are correct?
I'd appreciate your opinions!
Jan 23rd 2012 03:19 Bad Sushi

A, C, and E are fine. You can also use "in which" instead of "where".
Jan 23rd 2012 03:21 KyoshiSam

(A) Have you ever lived in a country where English is spoken?

(C) Have you ever lived in a country where they speak English?

(E) Have you ever lived in a country where people speak English?

These three sound correct to me.

Jan 23rd 2012 04:51 new299

  • (B) Have you ever lived in a country English is spoken?
  • (B) Have you ever lived in a country where English is spoken?

 

  • (D) Have you ever lived in a country they speak English?
  • (D) Have you ever lived in a country where they speak English?

 

  • (F) Have you ever lived in a country people speak English?
  • (F) Have you ever lived in a country where people speak English?

 
You could also have "Have you ever lived in a country in which English is spoken?"
Jan 23rd 2012 05:14 tony

The relative pronouns "that" and "which" can often be omitted, as you are trying to do with "where". The relative pronoun "who" can sometimes be omitted, but there are many sentences in which this is either wrong or extremely awkward. I cannot think of any sentences at all in which the relative pronouns "where" or "when" can be omitted. What do your references say about this?
Jan 23rd 2012 05:33 tony
That's the place where I'm going.
That's the place I'm going. (Very awkward; I don't know whether it is simply incorrect.)
That's the place to which I'm going. (Bookish.)
That's the place I'm going to. (Natural, although some people have a prejudice against ending a sentence with a preposition.

Are these examples at all useful?
Jan 23rd 2012 17:52 M-K-G
Thank you for detailed explanations.

Yeah they are helpful!
So what do you think of these?

(G) That's the place which I'm going to.
(H-1) I clearly remember the evening when we went there.
(H-2) I clearly remember the evening we went there.
Jan 23rd 2012 21:08 tony
These are all natural.
Jan 23rd 2012 23:40 M-K-G
I see. Thanks a lot!

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