Jack’s house, which is on the water, is amazing!
You can use both which or where to describe a place. Some of my students have asked how to use these words, so lets have a look today!
Use which after a place to describe the location of that place, like this:
- Times Square, which is in New York city, is a popular tourist attraction.
- Lombardi’s, which is in Soho, is my favorite pizzeria.
- Jack’s house, which is next to mine, has a beautiful garden.
Use where after a place to describe what happens at that place, like this:
- Times Square, where many tourists go, is a fun place to visit.
- Lombardi’s, where you can get amazing pizza, is always crowded.
- Jack’s house, where I met Jane for the first time, is located in Westchester County.
‘Which’ can be used not only to describe where something is….but what it has. ‘Jack’s house, which has a garden, is next to mine. Also….teach them how the sentence changes when there are no commas….’The house which is next to mine has a garden.’ (The house next to mine is the only one which has a garden). I’ve been teaching relative clauses to one of my classes.
Good points! I’m sure your students must love your classes
Thank you, Michael. I try hard. I’ve just spent the last two hours using Stumble Upon to find ESL sites. I put in their search box: esl