Relative Adverbs

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What are relative adverbs?

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Relative adverbs are words that introduce relative clauses and provide information about time, place, or reason. The most common relative adverbs are 'when', 'where', and 'why'.

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Fill in the blank: That is the house __________ we used to live.

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where

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Fill in the blank: This is the reason ________ I never call him.

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why

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What does the relative adverb 'where' refer to?

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place

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Fill in the blank: The library is a place _______ you can check out your favorite books.

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where

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What does the relative adverb 'when' refer to?

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time

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What does the relative adverb 'why' refer to?

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reason

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Give an example of a sentence using 'when'.

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I remember the day when we first met.

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Give an example of a sentence using 'where'.

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This is the park where we play soccer.

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Give an example of a sentence using 'why'.

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I know the reason why she was upset.