"The town they were raised in, by the Smiths"
or
"The town where they were raised, by the Smiths"
2007-05-26 15:44:21 · 6 answers · asked by cynthia s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"The town where they wer raised by the Smiths".
2007-05-26 15:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either way, lose the commas. They don't belong. "The town where they were raised by the Smiths" is the better of these two choices. "The town in which they were raised by the Smiths" would be even better, though, as has been mentioned already.
2007-05-26 23:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by thejanith 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The town where the Smiths were raised in..." sentence makes better sense. "The town" being the subject of the sentence.
If you wanted to say that the Smiths established a town, you wouldn't say
"The town, where they were raised by the Smiths..."
You would say
"The town, where it was founded by the Smiths...."
2007-05-27 00:48:23 · answer #3 · answered by ♫♪ misscnmi ♪♫ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did they live near the Smiths or were they reared by the Smiths?
"Near the Smiths in the town of their rearing." Little stuffy, huh?
How about "In their childhood town, near the Smiths."
"The town in which they were raised by the Smiths."
-MM
2007-05-26 22:51:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the town where they were raised
2007-05-26 23:25:31 · answer #5 · answered by ╠╩╦╬╦╬╬╤╣ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
I think that the 2nd one is better because it's clear.
2007-05-26 23:12:19 · answer #6 · answered by angelicaisis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋