in which?

Question

However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while counting he 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.

Can I substitute "which" for "in which" here?

I am confused, sometimes attributive clauses follow by which but other times they follow by in which? What's the situations apply "in which" or "which" respectively?

GPY · Accepted Answer

john liaoCan I substitute "which" for "in which" here?

No.

john liaoI am confused, sometimes attributive clauses follow by which but other times they follow by in which? What's the situations apply "in which" or "which" respectively?

I drive a car -> the car which I drive
I live in the city -> the city in which I live
she bought a new dress -> the new dress which she bought
she woke up in a hotel room -> the hotel room in which she woke up
he informed the editor in the fax -> the fax in which he informed the editor

Similarly with other prepositions:

I belong to the society -> the society to which I belong
he died from the illness -> the illness from which he died
etc.

John liao · Answer

So, in this case, is the original he informed the editor in a fax?

GPY · Answer

john liaoSo, in this case, is the original he informed the editor in a fax?

That is the meaning, yes.

in which?

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