BB Writing pg 479 #17 Take a look, need some last minute help b4 Saturday

<p>In those cities A in which B public transportation is adequate, fewer traffic problems occur and pedestrians are rarely C involved in D accidents. E no error.</p>

<p>I eliminated C and D as possible error choices.</p>

<p>There is no error</p>

<p>I think the error occurs in B. I think it should be "where" not "in which". Not sure though, what is the answer?</p>

<p>Yes I know that lol. Can you explain why?</p>

<p>First off, I thought the error should be B since "cities" is a place and needs a "where" to modify it, but I guess the phrase "in which" is equivalent to saying "where"?
Another, why is "in those cities" correct? Since it says "those", should it be modifying something? But there's nothing to modify so shouldn't that be the error then?</p>

<p>those modifies cities. those is an adj. that specifies a specific place or thing. in this case, "those" specifies which cities.</p>

<p>Isnt it better to say ''these cities'' ?</p>

<p>You would say "these cities" if you were referring to a specific group of cities; "those cities" would refer to cities in general.</p>