[Grammar] Wherein and whereby

[AnaEng]

Hello.

Q1 Are these sentences correct?

Q2 I do not Understand what are the differences between

"Wherein","whereby", and "in which"


1 The picture depicts the process wherein tea is made.


2 The picture depicts the process in which tea is made.


3 The picture depicts how tea is made.


4 The picture depicts the process whereby tea is made.

 

[Tarheel]

They're OK.

How about:

The picture shows how tea is made.

 

[jutfrank]

For me, 1 and 2 are incorrect, and 3 and 4 are correct.

The key here is recognising which preposition is more appropriate in the following thought:

1) Tea is made by a process.
2) Tea is made in a process.

My view is that 1) is fine but 2) is not, making whereby the more appropriate word choice in the transformed sentence.

Having said that, I don't like sentence 4. I would much prefer the structurally simpler and more elegant The picture depicts the tea-making process or better yet Tarheel's superior suggestion: The picture shows how tea is made. There is no point in using the verb depict with the subject The picture, since the sense of the word picture entails the idea of depiction.

Also, are you sure that what you're referring to is better described as a picture rather than a diagram?

 

[GoesStation]

It's also worth noting that wherein and whereby are extremely formal words. They're rarely used except in legal contexts.

 

[AnaEng]

For me, 1 and 2 are incorrect, and 3 and 4 are correct.

The key here is recognising which preposition is more appropriate in the following thought:

1) Tea is made by a process.
2) Tea is made in a process.

My view is that 1) is fine but 2) is not, making whereby the more appropriate word choice in the transformed sentence.

Having said that, I don't like sentence 4. I would much prefer the structurally simpler and more elegant The picture depicts the tea-making process or better yet Tarheel's superior suggestion: The picture shows how tea is made. There is no point in using the verb depict with the subject The picture, since the sense of the word picture entails the idea of depiction.

Also, are you sure that what you're referring to is better described as a picture rather than a diagram?

Thank you so much.Your explaination is perfect. May I ask you,

Can I use "in which" and "wherein" interchangeably in a sentence?


Ps.I am a conscious of using "in which" in talking about a location, like a city and a place

For example,

I went to the cinema "in which" we met last time.



However,sometimes " in which" is not preceded by a place or a country like the following sentences


There are some rules in which you need to apply in your job.

I am going to say few rules in which these rules need to be apllied.

Are the above sentences correct?

I need your help.

 

[Tarheel]

I went to the cinema where we met last time.

That is much more natural.

 

[AnaEng]

"In which" is usually preceded by a place or a country

I went to supermarket in which we met last week.

What I do not Understand is that sometimes " in which" is not preceded by a place or a country like the following sentence


"I will demonstrate a few ways in which these rules can be applied on the job".

The above sentence was taken from a youtube video.

Link.


https://youtu.be/1QhrOctvnaA


From 0:29 to 0:35.

Thank you.

 

[Tdol]

They're rarely used except in legal contexts.

I can go a whole year without using either, after not using them the year before.

 

[AnaEng]

Not necessarily, as your next sentence shows:

"I will demonstrate a few ways in which these rules can be applied on the job".

Can you please explain to me the using of "in which" in the above sentence?

Can I use wherein instead of in which?

 

[GoesStation]

"I will demonstrate a few ways in which these rules can be applied on the job".

Can you please explain to me the using of "in which" in the above sentence?

Can I use wherein instead of in which?

No.