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For native English speakers. Which is correct grammatically?
Of the following sentences, which is correct gramatically, and which is not?
1. You can park your car at any place which you like.
2. You can park your car at any place that you like.
3. You can park your car at any place where you like.
4. You can park your car at any place you like.
Thank you in advance.
Thanks, everybody! I should have omitted "at," at least.
Then, which is better, 1 or 3, even though redundant?
I know the following is correct.
"You can go wherever you like."
What I want to know is that:
With the noun "place," which is correct:
(any) place WHICH you like
(any) place WHERE you like
Even though just "place you like" would be the best.
Actually, I know "wherever you like" or "anywher you like" or "any place you like" would be the best.
I asked this question because a Japanese said:
"place which you like" is wrong and "place where you like" is correct.
7 個解答
- ۞۞Lv 58 年前最愛解答
None of them ... quite. But 4 is the closest. The grammatical way is:
You can park your car any place you like.
- CodyLv 48 年前
Ooo wind is asking a question.
As the others said, none of them are *quite* right. "Place" isn't needed, nor is "at." Either 3 or 4 is the closest, but here's how we would say this:
You can park your car anywhere you like.
Shortening it a bit, you can remove "your car" too, because if you're parking, then it's implied you're in a vehicle of some kind, so "your car" is a bit redundant.
You can park anywhere you like.
And finally, colloquially you don't need "you can" either. If someone was saying this to you (or you to them) then all you need is:
Park anywhere you like.
^ This one is still formal, and definitely the most-used way. This is also the form common on signs at car parks, since the signs need to have big text and don't have a lot of space, this is used often. This one is my preference, but if you need to use a longer form, then the first sentence is fine too, it doesn't sound much more formal though.
@EDIT: Oh, a which vs where? Well, both are wrong for this question. Both of them sound very odd and not right. The only way it sounds right is as "place that you like." Which and where don't fit into this sentence, because of "like."
"Where" is usually followed by an action that took place there, or description that describes the "place." i.e "The place where you lost your watch." "The place where history was made." "A place where the grass is green."
To make "which" work, the only way I can think of is to use "in which." "The place in which you lost your watch." "The place in which history was made." "Any place in which the grass is green." etc.
Every "place which" sentence without "in" should be replaced by "that" that I can think of. "Any place in which you like" is ok, but weird because there's no reason to say that over "Any place you like."
"Any place where you like" is just wrong though, it doesn't work with "like" alone. "Any place where you like the colours" or "Any place where you like the smells" are fine. I don't know what this rule is called though.
Ultimately, it's the word "place" making this question difficult. If "place" is involved, just don't use "which" or "where" at all, either replace it with "that" or leave it out entirely, it's not needed.
- 匿名8 年前
They're all *grammatically* correct - I guess the real question is which is also idiomatically correct: the way people usually say it.
#4 is the nearest, but the "at" is redundant in all of them. Most native speakers would say:
You can park your car any place you like.
You can park your car anywhere you like.
You can park your car wherever you like.
> "place which you like" is wrong and "place where you like" is correct.
No. It's kind of pointless arguing about differences between forms that people don't use.
資料來源: Native UK English speaker - 8 年前
The best way to express this would be, " You can park your car where ever you like."
Numbers 1 and 3 are not grammatically correct. Numbers 2 and 4 are technically correct, but are worded awkwardly, and should not be your choice of the phrase.
資料來源: English major in college. - 匿名8 年前
There are 2 points here.
!: We park cars IN a place not at a place so after car we would put "in any place you like" or "where you like"
2: Do not confuse "can" and "may". Even English people confuse the 2.
Can means able to. Obviously you can( are able to) park your car in any space which is available.
May means permitted to. You may not be permitted to park in any place. Some places may be reserved for managers for example.
- 8 年前
The most correct answer in terms of grammar would be number 2. Number 4 is also a good choice, but is how one would talk to a friend or relative. If you were trying to professional or formal, I'd go with choice number 2. Interesting how one word makes a difference, huh?
資料來源: Native English (American) speaker.