they now live in an era WHERE they can no longer enjoy cheap oil
or
they now live in an era IN WHICH they can no longer enjoy cheap oil
Context:
Most of the growth in energy demand in the near future will occur in the developing countries (75%). And Indonesia is very concerned about the impact of oil prices on the developing countries. It is sad to see that they now LIVE IN AN ERA WHERE they can no longer enjoy cheap oil for their economic development while the current developed countries had long enjoyed cheap energy for tens of years.
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2006-08-29 23:40:36 · 10 answers · asked by Verdi 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
WHERE they can no longer enjoy cheap oil
is more appropriate.
2006-08-29 23:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by TK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They now live in an era in which they can no longer enjoy cheap oil.
'where' indicates location, but the sentence doesn't describe them living at a location, they're living 'in' a particular era. 'In which' describes another characteristic of that era, aside from the fact that they live in it.
Addendum: Of course, Ichi might know what he's talking about more than I do... :p
2006-08-30 00:19:37 · answer #2 · answered by 006 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a question of tenses....where in the context of the first statement is incorrect as it points towards the present perfect tense.
'In which' could be used however the correct tense for this statement would require the following...
"they now live in an era WHEREBY they can no longer enjoy cheap oil"
2006-08-29 23:55:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think it's the second one becuase era refers to a time period. they are living in an era in which they no longer enjoy cheap oil.
2006-08-30 00:00:38 · answer #4 · answered by Zvisineyi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Where" refers to a place, not a time period. Use "in which".
While you're at it, it is not at all clear who "they" are. Grammatically it should refer to "developing countries" but "developing countries" can't be said to live.
You can't say "had long enjoyed" without a contrasting (more recent) verb in the simple past, and it's redundant to use both "long" and "for tens of years".
2006-08-30 01:11:51 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The text talks about an "era" (period of time), so it should be "in which".
2006-08-30 04:59:34 · answer #6 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During which.
2006-08-29 23:46:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First one...
2006-08-29 23:44:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is where.
2006-08-30 00:01:36 · answer #9 · answered by Victoria B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHERE
2006-08-29 23:45:02 · answer #10 · answered by TROUBLED 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋