Question

单选，为什么situation出现不用where

3.--How are things going ,janet?
--They have set out to deal with the present situation they think deserves their immediate attention.
A.which B.where C.when D.what
为什么选A,求详解

Answer 1

当where 引导定语从句时，Where前有表示地点的先行词，where 引导的从句修饰先行词，Where是关系副词，在 从句中作地点状语。例如： 1.He's got himself into a dangerous situation where he is likely to lose control over the plane .(2001年上海) 评 析：situation 是先行词，其后是Where引导的定语从句。 2.This is the place where Luxun once lived . 评析： the place 是先行词，其后是 where引导的定语从句 ，
记住，这里的where都可以用in which代替 比如 dangerous situation in which 在一个 在飞机上容易失控的危险状况，但是请看你的题目，可以换成in which吗？他们已经开始着手解决如今的状况，如果是where=in which they think deserves their immediate attention那么这里就差一个成分了。

Answer 2

当先行词是situatoin,point,case等词时关系词在定语从句中作状语是用where,作主语或宾语时用which/that。分析句子成分，they think 是插入语，可以考虑删去，deserves缺少主语，选A！

Answer 3

因为situation在从句中是做宾语