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26.1 Shifts in Grammatical Pattern: Correct Usage of "is when," "is where"

Your book wisely advises to cut "is when" and "is where," but these constructions may be used correctly to indicate a precise time ("is when...") or place ("is where...). For example:

Five o'clock is when I close the shop.

Halloween is when spooks fly high and goblins dance.

The top of the Empire State Building is where we got engaged.

Oberlin is where I went to college.



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