The usage of where in a definite clause

The restrictive adverb of the restrictive definite clause guided by where refers to and modifies the antecedent of the place in the main clause, and is used as the place adverbial in the clause, where can be omitted when the antecedent is place. Semantically, where is equivalent to "preposition + which":

the knee is the joint where(=at which)the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.

The knee is the joint where the thigh bone and the calf bone meet.

she’s going home where she can rest.

She's going home, and at home she can rest.

a stone marks the spot where the treaty was signed.

There is a stone that marks the place where the treaty was signed.

Where the definite clause example 10 sentences are as follows:

1. She is the girl who works hard to learn math.

she is the girl who studies math hard.

2. He is the harasser we just talked about.

he is the man whom/that we talked about just now.

3. This is the girl whose father is a police officer.

this is the girl whose father is a policeman.

4. They live in a house with windows facing south.

they live in a house whose windows face south.

5. I still remember the day I first came to the city.

i still remember the day when we first arrived in the city.

6. This is the house where we used to live in Heng Jindan.

this is the house in which/where we used to live.

7. They came to a farmhouse, and in front of the farmhouse sat a little boy.

When where guides the definite clause, its antecedent is a noun that indicates the place, and it is used as a place adverbial in the definite clause, and where is equivalent to at in on+which. For example: this zoo is not the only place where the animal can be seen

This zoo is not the only place where you can see this animal.

got herself into a dangerous situation where she’s likely to lose her life.

She put herself in danger of being the first to live, and she was in danger of losing her life.

miss the place where i lived in my childhood.

I miss the place where I lived as a child.

is the place where he works.

This is where he works.

Tell me where the accident happened yesterday.