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[Sang-heui, Kim]

Hi,

That is the house in that the man lives.(incorrect)

Why can't "prepositions" be placed before a relative pronoun "that"?


Best regards... :)

[Alan]

Because they simply can't! (For this reason, some linguists prefer to classify 'that' as something called a 'complementizer' rather than as a true relative pronoun.)

[Sang-heui, Kim]

Thanks for the answer...

But I don't know the meaning :a 'complementizer' rather than as a true relative pronoun.


Best regard :) s...

[Alan]

= they prefer to classify it as something called a 'complementizer' than to classify it as a true relative pronoun.