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Usage of "where" - doubt

by GaneshMalkar » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:06 pm
Why the usage of where in the following sentence is wrong?

The Company where I work has gone bankrupt.

As where refers to specific location in the GMAT. In the above sentence where is referring to the Company.
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by aditya8062 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:26 pm
u work in the company so the correct referral sud be "in which" .
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by Gowri@CrackVerbal » Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:02 pm
Ganesh,

As you pointed out, 'where' on the GMAT is used only for places or locations - your company is not a location. i.e. you can work 'with' a company, not 'at' a company.

The area where my office is located... <correct>
The company in which I work... <correct>

Hope you got it.
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