What is the difference between were and where?

What is the difference between were and where?

“Were” (rhymes with “fur”) is a past form of the verb “to be.” “We’re” (rhymes with “fear”) is a contraction of “we are.” The adverb and conjunction “where” (rhymes with “hair”) refers to a place.

What does wher mean?

1. Whether. Men must enquire (this is mine assent), Wher she be wise or sober or dronkelewe. – Chaucer.

How do you use where?

We use where as a conjunction meaning ‘in the place that’ or ‘in situations that’. The clause with where is a subordinate clause and needs a main clause to complete its meaning. If the where clause comes before the main clause, we use a comma: Where you find a lot of water, you will also find these beautiful insects.

Where or were in a sentence?

Were is the past tense of be when used as a verb. Where means in a specific place when used as an adverb or conjunction. A good way to remember the difference is that where has an “h” for “home”, and home is a place.

How do you use where in a sentence?

Where sentence example

  1. Was that where his father got all that money?
  2. I’ll show you where you can sleep.
  3. Where did you plan to sleep tonight?
  4. Where were they, anyway?
  5. I also have an offer to work at the law office where I worked last summer.
  6. That’s where my part came from.

Is wher a word?

No, wher is not in the scrabble dictionary.

Is where D a word?

contraction of where did:Where’d you go on your holiday?

Is where a homophone?

The homophone for ‘where’ is ‘wear’. ‘Where’ is a question referring to a place, such as, ‘Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?’

Where are simple sentences?

[M] [T] She asked him if he knew where I lived. [M] [T] She told him where to put the suitcase. [M] [T] This is the house where she used to live.

What does whe mean in text?

The abbreviation “whe” represents either the word “where” or “when” depending on the context it is used in.