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I was doing a composition and I had to use the relative pronoun in the pair of sentences.




This is the path.
He came by this path.




And its answer was This is the path by which he came.



But is this grammatically correct to say?




This is the path that he came by.







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    I was doing a composition and I had to use the relative pronoun in the pair of sentences.




    This is the path.
    He came by this path.




    And its answer was This is the path by which he came.



    But is this grammatically correct to say?




    This is the path that he came by.







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      I was doing a composition and I had to use the relative pronoun in the pair of sentences.




      This is the path.
      He came by this path.




      And its answer was This is the path by which he came.



      But is this grammatically correct to say?




      This is the path that he came by.







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      I was doing a composition and I had to use the relative pronoun in the pair of sentences.




      This is the path.
      He came by this path.




      And its answer was This is the path by which he came.



      But is this grammatically correct to say?




      This is the path that he came by.







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          This is the path that he came by.




          Yes this makes sense, and personally sounds better than the answer you gave. ( That sounds a little bit literary for me, I wouldn't say that in real life probably).



          However this sentence also has an additional meaning. It can also mean that he ( the person) could have been walking, and stumbled upon/ found a path.



          Ex.




          Bob was walking in the forest and happened to come by a path.







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          • I think it's worth pointing out that the usage to come by something (by chance) has massively declined relative to come across it over the past couple of centuries.
            – FumbleFingers
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          • @FumbleFingers for sure, I see it in fiction books quite a bit though. I would never say it in real life sounds awkward
            – bobbin
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          • This second meaning of "came by" is almost always used with a qualifier stating when or what he was doing, as in your example sentence. You wouldn't normally say just "He came by this path." So it's an extremely unlikely interpretation of the sentence in the question; in that context, it almost certainly means the OP's interpretation.
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          This is the path by which he came - fine
          This is the path which he came by - fine
          This is the path that he came by - fine
          This is the path he came by - fine
          This is the path by that he came - NOT VALID




          The first four all mean exactly the same, and it's a bit meaningless to say that any of them are "better" or "worse" than any others. The same principle applies to other prepositions in similar constructions...




          This is the house in which he lives, ...which he lives in, etc., but NOT in that he lives
          This is the company for which I work, ...which I work for, etc.... but NOT for that I work

          ...







          share|improve this answer























          • I feel like "This is the path by that he came" is something that would be said in an old book from the 1500's and 1600's though. Sounds like something you would hear in a shakespear play lol
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          It is correct.



          You could also say:




          This is the path he came by



          This is the path he came on



          This is the path he walked on







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            This is the path that he came by.




            Yes this makes sense, and personally sounds better than the answer you gave. ( That sounds a little bit literary for me, I wouldn't say that in real life probably).



            However this sentence also has an additional meaning. It can also mean that he ( the person) could have been walking, and stumbled upon/ found a path.



            Ex.




            Bob was walking in the forest and happened to come by a path.







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            • I think it's worth pointing out that the usage to come by something (by chance) has massively declined relative to come across it over the past couple of centuries.
              – FumbleFingers
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            • @FumbleFingers for sure, I see it in fiction books quite a bit though. I would never say it in real life sounds awkward
              – bobbin
              32 mins ago










            • This second meaning of "came by" is almost always used with a qualifier stating when or what he was doing, as in your example sentence. You wouldn't normally say just "He came by this path." So it's an extremely unlikely interpretation of the sentence in the question; in that context, it almost certainly means the OP's interpretation.
              – Barmar
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            This is the path that he came by.




            Yes this makes sense, and personally sounds better than the answer you gave. ( That sounds a little bit literary for me, I wouldn't say that in real life probably).



            However this sentence also has an additional meaning. It can also mean that he ( the person) could have been walking, and stumbled upon/ found a path.



            Ex.




            Bob was walking in the forest and happened to come by a path.







            share|improve this answer





















            • I think it's worth pointing out that the usage to come by something (by chance) has massively declined relative to come across it over the past couple of centuries.
              – FumbleFingers
              42 mins ago










            • @FumbleFingers for sure, I see it in fiction books quite a bit though. I would never say it in real life sounds awkward
              – bobbin
              32 mins ago










            • This second meaning of "came by" is almost always used with a qualifier stating when or what he was doing, as in your example sentence. You wouldn't normally say just "He came by this path." So it's an extremely unlikely interpretation of the sentence in the question; in that context, it almost certainly means the OP's interpretation.
              – Barmar
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            This is the path that he came by.




            Yes this makes sense, and personally sounds better than the answer you gave. ( That sounds a little bit literary for me, I wouldn't say that in real life probably).



            However this sentence also has an additional meaning. It can also mean that he ( the person) could have been walking, and stumbled upon/ found a path.



            Ex.




            Bob was walking in the forest and happened to come by a path.







            share|improve this answer













            This is the path that he came by.




            Yes this makes sense, and personally sounds better than the answer you gave. ( That sounds a little bit literary for me, I wouldn't say that in real life probably).



            However this sentence also has an additional meaning. It can also mean that he ( the person) could have been walking, and stumbled upon/ found a path.



            Ex.




            Bob was walking in the forest and happened to come by a path.








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            • I think it's worth pointing out that the usage to come by something (by chance) has massively declined relative to come across it over the past couple of centuries.
              – FumbleFingers
              42 mins ago










            • @FumbleFingers for sure, I see it in fiction books quite a bit though. I would never say it in real life sounds awkward
              – bobbin
              32 mins ago










            • This second meaning of "came by" is almost always used with a qualifier stating when or what he was doing, as in your example sentence. You wouldn't normally say just "He came by this path." So it's an extremely unlikely interpretation of the sentence in the question; in that context, it almost certainly means the OP's interpretation.
              – Barmar
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            • I think it's worth pointing out that the usage to come by something (by chance) has massively declined relative to come across it over the past couple of centuries.
              – FumbleFingers
              42 mins ago










            • @FumbleFingers for sure, I see it in fiction books quite a bit though. I would never say it in real life sounds awkward
              – bobbin
              32 mins ago










            • This second meaning of "came by" is almost always used with a qualifier stating when or what he was doing, as in your example sentence. You wouldn't normally say just "He came by this path." So it's an extremely unlikely interpretation of the sentence in the question; in that context, it almost certainly means the OP's interpretation.
              – Barmar
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            I think it's worth pointing out that the usage to come by something (by chance) has massively declined relative to come across it over the past couple of centuries.
            – FumbleFingers
            42 mins ago




            I think it's worth pointing out that the usage to come by something (by chance) has massively declined relative to come across it over the past couple of centuries.
            – FumbleFingers
            42 mins ago












            @FumbleFingers for sure, I see it in fiction books quite a bit though. I would never say it in real life sounds awkward
            – bobbin
            32 mins ago




            @FumbleFingers for sure, I see it in fiction books quite a bit though. I would never say it in real life sounds awkward
            – bobbin
            32 mins ago












            This second meaning of "came by" is almost always used with a qualifier stating when or what he was doing, as in your example sentence. You wouldn't normally say just "He came by this path." So it's an extremely unlikely interpretation of the sentence in the question; in that context, it almost certainly means the OP's interpretation.
            – Barmar
            3 mins ago




            This second meaning of "came by" is almost always used with a qualifier stating when or what he was doing, as in your example sentence. You wouldn't normally say just "He came by this path." So it's an extremely unlikely interpretation of the sentence in the question; in that context, it almost certainly means the OP's interpretation.
            – Barmar
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            This is the path by which he came - fine
            This is the path which he came by - fine
            This is the path that he came by - fine
            This is the path he came by - fine
            This is the path by that he came - NOT VALID




            The first four all mean exactly the same, and it's a bit meaningless to say that any of them are "better" or "worse" than any others. The same principle applies to other prepositions in similar constructions...




            This is the house in which he lives, ...which he lives in, etc., but NOT in that he lives
            This is the company for which I work, ...which I work for, etc.... but NOT for that I work

            ...







            share|improve this answer























            • I feel like "This is the path by that he came" is something that would be said in an old book from the 1500's and 1600's though. Sounds like something you would hear in a shakespear play lol
              – bobbin
              39 mins ago
















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            This is the path by which he came - fine
            This is the path which he came by - fine
            This is the path that he came by - fine
            This is the path he came by - fine
            This is the path by that he came - NOT VALID




            The first four all mean exactly the same, and it's a bit meaningless to say that any of them are "better" or "worse" than any others. The same principle applies to other prepositions in similar constructions...




            This is the house in which he lives, ...which he lives in, etc., but NOT in that he lives
            This is the company for which I work, ...which I work for, etc.... but NOT for that I work

            ...







            share|improve this answer























            • I feel like "This is the path by that he came" is something that would be said in an old book from the 1500's and 1600's though. Sounds like something you would hear in a shakespear play lol
              – bobbin
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            This is the path by which he came - fine
            This is the path which he came by - fine
            This is the path that he came by - fine
            This is the path he came by - fine
            This is the path by that he came - NOT VALID




            The first four all mean exactly the same, and it's a bit meaningless to say that any of them are "better" or "worse" than any others. The same principle applies to other prepositions in similar constructions...




            This is the house in which he lives, ...which he lives in, etc., but NOT in that he lives
            This is the company for which I work, ...which I work for, etc.... but NOT for that I work

            ...







            share|improve this answer















            This is the path by which he came - fine
            This is the path which he came by - fine
            This is the path that he came by - fine
            This is the path he came by - fine
            This is the path by that he came - NOT VALID




            The first four all mean exactly the same, and it's a bit meaningless to say that any of them are "better" or "worse" than any others. The same principle applies to other prepositions in similar constructions...




            This is the house in which he lives, ...which he lives in, etc., but NOT in that he lives
            This is the company for which I work, ...which I work for, etc.... but NOT for that I work

            ...








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            • I feel like "This is the path by that he came" is something that would be said in an old book from the 1500's and 1600's though. Sounds like something you would hear in a shakespear play lol
              – bobbin
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            • I feel like "This is the path by that he came" is something that would be said in an old book from the 1500's and 1600's though. Sounds like something you would hear in a shakespear play lol
              – bobbin
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            I feel like "This is the path by that he came" is something that would be said in an old book from the 1500's and 1600's though. Sounds like something you would hear in a shakespear play lol
            – bobbin
            39 mins ago




            I feel like "This is the path by that he came" is something that would be said in an old book from the 1500's and 1600's though. Sounds like something you would hear in a shakespear play lol
            – bobbin
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            It is correct.



            You could also say:




            This is the path he came by



            This is the path he came on



            This is the path he walked on







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              It is correct.



              You could also say:




              This is the path he came by



              This is the path he came on



              This is the path he walked on







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                It is correct.



                You could also say:




                This is the path he came by



                This is the path he came on



                This is the path he walked on







                share|improve this answer












                It is correct.



                You could also say:




                This is the path he came by



                This is the path he came on



                This is the path he walked on








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