English grammar
Where — no extra in or at
Talk about the place where something is or happened.
From the scene The place where I left it
In short
Where already means in or at which place, so add nothing: the place where I left them.
Your turn
Which one goes with nothing added before where?
Options: the place where I keep old things · where I found my keys (NOT "in where") · the place where I left them (no "in" at the end)
Show answer
nothing added before where → where I found my keys (NOT "in where")
How it works
Where already means 'in / at which place', so don't add in or at.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
It's the place (blank) I once found my keys.
Options: what · where · which
Show answer
It's the place where I once found my keys.
Es el sitio donde encontré mis llaves una vez.
Good to know
The place where I left them — NOT 'the place where I left them in', and NOT 'the place in where'.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
The place (blank) I left them... that's what I want to know!
Options: which · what · where
Show answer
The place where I left them... that's what I want to know!
El sitio donde las dejé... ¡eso quiero saber yo!
Good to know
Use where for places, who for people, that / which for things.
nothing added at the end the place where I left them (no "in" at the end)
Ramón
Yes. I don't remember the place where I left them.
Sí. No recuerdo el sitio donde las dejé.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes. I don't remember (blank).
Options: the place where I keep old things · the place where I left them · where I found my keys
Show answer
Ramón
Yes. I don't remember the place where I left them.
Sí. No recuerdo el sitio donde las dejé.
nothing added before where where I found my keys (NOT "in where")
Your turn
What goes with where I found my keys (NOT "in where")?
Options: the place where + sentence · nothing added before where · nothing added at the end
Show answer
where I found my keys (NOT "in where") → nothing added before where
the place where + sentence the place where I keep old things
Ramón
The storeroom is the place where I keep old things.
El trastero es el sitio donde guardo cosas viejas.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
The storeroom is (blank).
Options: where I found my keys · the place where I keep old things · the place where I left them
Show answer
Ramón
The storeroom is the place where I keep old things.
El trastero es el sitio donde guardo cosas viejas.
where after I don't know I don't know where I looked
Your turn
What goes with I don't know where I looked?
Options: where after I don't know · nothing added at the end · nothing added before where
Show answer
I don't know where I looked → where after I don't know
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| nothing added at the end | the place where I left them (no "in" at the end) |
|---|---|
| nothing added before where | where I found my keys (NOT "in where") |
| the place where + sentence | the place where I keep old things |
| where after I don't know | I don't know where I looked |
More lines from the story
- NuriaIt's the place where I once found my keys.Es el sitio donde encontré mis llaves una vez.
- RamónThe place where I left them... that's what I want to know!El sitio donde las dejé... ¡eso quiero saber yo!
- NuriaHave you looked in the letterbox?¿Ha mirado en el buzón?
- RamónI think so... This morning I was on the stairs.Eso creo... Esta mañana estaba en la escalera.