Compound relative pronouns
Compound Relative Pronouns include only whoever whomever whichever whatever. Some websites say that whenever and wherever are also Compound Relative Pronouns. I am confused.
Does that mean that whenever and wherever are not compound relative pronouns?
I thought whenever and wherever are not compound relative pronouns but only compound relative adverbs. I am confused.Please help clarify itThanks.
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They are not pronouns. Traditional grammar analyses "whenever" and "wherever" as adverbs. Dictionaries are, as usual, inconsistent with some calling them adverbs and others conjunctions.
- They are not pronouns.
- Traditional grammar analyses "whenever" and "wherever" as adverbs.
- Dictionaries are, as usual, inconsistent with some calling them adverbs and others conjunctions.
- Modern grammar analyses them simply as prepositions.
- But they can certainly occur in relative clauses: He blushes whenever he sees her.
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They are not pronouns. Traditional grammar analyses "whenever" and "wherever" as adverbs. Dictionaries are, as usual, inconsistent with some calling them adverbs and others conjunctions.
Modern grammar analyses them simply as prepositions.
But they can certainly occur in relative clauses:
He blushes whenever he sees her.
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