ラジオ英会話 25/1/22(水) She follows me everywhere (that) I go.
文の構造と意味
She follows me everywhere that I go.
everywhere は「どこでも」という意味の副詞です。
この文では、「彼女は私が行くどこへでもついてくる」という意味です。
“that” を使う理由は、”everywhere” は場所を表しますが、副詞です
“where” は通常、場所を表す名詞に使います。例えば：
“This is the place where I met her.”
（これは私が彼女に会った場所です。）
一方で、”everywhere” は場所を表す副詞なので、通常は “that” を使います。
“that” が関係詞節を導く標準的な形
副詞の “everywhere” を修飾する関係詞節 (“that I go”) を導くとき、”that” が一般的です。
“that” はしばしば省略可能
“She follows me everywhere I go.”
（”that” が省略されていますが、文法的に正しい。）
“where” を使わない理由
“where” は通常、場所を表す名詞を修飾する関係副詞として使います。
例: “This is the house where I grew up.”
（これは私が育った家です。）
この場合、”house” は具体的な場所を表す名詞なので “where” が適切です。
一方、”everywhere” はすでに場所を表す副詞なので、”where” を使うのは文法的に適切ではありません。
要点
“everywhere” + that が正しい組み合わせです。
“where” は場所を表す名詞に使い、副詞の “everywhere” には使いません。
確認用の例文
正しい文
She follows me everywhere that I go.
She follows me everywhere I go. (“that” が省略されています)
“where” が適切な文
This is the park where we had our first date.
正しい例 誤り
She follows me everywhere that I go. ❌ She follows me everywhere where I go.
I looked everywhere I could think of. ❌ I looked everywhere where I could think of.
This is the place where we first met. –
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Yes, in the sentence “She follows me everywhere that I go,” using “that” is correct, and “where” should not be used. Let me explain why!
Relative Pronouns and Adverbs
Relative pronouns (e.g., that, who, which) and relative adverbs (e.g., where, when, why) introduce relative clauses, which add more information about a noun or pronoun.
In your example, the antecedent (everywhere) is not a typical noun. Instead, it is an adverb of place (like anywhere, nowhere, somewhere). Here’s why “that” works and “where” does not:
1. Why “that” is used
“Everywhere” is an adverb, not a specific noun. While relative adverbs like “where” are typically used to modify nouns that refer to a specific place (e.g., the house, the city), they do not work with adverbs like everywhere or anywhere.
“That” is more flexible and can be used with almost any antecedent, including adverbs.
Example:
Correct: She follows me everywhere that I go.
Correct (with omission): She follows me everywhere I go.
Incorrect: She follows me everywhere where I go.
(“where” feels redundant and ungrammatical here because “everywhere” already implies location.)
2. When to use “where”
“Where” is used when the antecedent refers to a specific, physical place or location (e.g., place, spot, area, house).
Example:
This is the house where I grew up.
(The antecedent “house” is a noun representing a specific place.)
Do you remember the park where we had our picnic?
(The antecedent “park” is a specific place.)
3. Key Difference
Everywhere already contains the idea of location or place, so adding “where” would be repetitive and ungrammatical.
With adverbs like everywhere, anywhere, nowhere, and somewhere, the correct choice is either “that” or no relative pronoun at all.
4. More Examples
Here are more examples to clarify the distinction:
Adverbs + “that” or omission
You can sit anywhere that you like.
(or: You can sit anywhere you like.)
We searched everywhere that we could think of.
(or: We searched everywhere we could think of.)
Specific Places + “where”
This is the café where we first met.
Show me the spot where you found the key.
Summary
In the sentence “She follows me everywhere that I go,”:
Use “that” because “everywhere” is an adverb, not a noun.
Do not use “where”; it is redundant and grammatically incorrect here.
Alternatively, you can omit “that” entirely: “She follows me everywhere I go.”
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