Thursday, February 26, 2015

Relative Adverbs


A relative adverb can be used instead of a relative pronoun plus preposition. This often makes the sentence easier to understand.

This is the shop in which I bought my bike.
→ This is the shop where I bought my bike.

RELATIVE ADVERB
MEANING
USE
EXAMPLE
when
In/on which
Refers to a time expression
The day when we met him.
where
in/at which
refers to a place
the place where we met him
why
for which
refers to a reason
the reason why we met him
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