Note 68 – Relative adverbs

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What is a relative adverb?

John Seely, in his book The Oxford A-Z of Grammar & Punctuation, explains that a relative adverb is “an adverb that introduces a relative clause”.  There are three relative adverbs:

• When
• Where
• Why 

Examples of relative adverbs in sentences

My examples show the relative adverb followed by the relative clause:

• Snickers chocolate bars were called Marathons when I was younger
• She didn’t seem to like the hotel where I had stayed last year
• You don’t seem to understand why I don’t like working here

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Sandra

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Reference list:

John Seely  The Oxford A-Z of Grammar & Punctuation, USA