0
Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Position of adverbial of time in a relative clause

Can anyone please tell me where I should place the adverbial of time when joining the following pair of sentences with a relative pronoun? and why?

Jane wore a beautiful dress yesterday.

The dress was designed by a famous fashion designer.

And how about this pair?

Mr. Smith bought a vast last night.

The vase is expensive.

Rebecca
  

Top answer

Anonymous where I should place the adverbial of time At the beginning. Yesterday Jane wore a beautiful dress that was designed ... Last night Mr.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous where I should place the adverbial of time At the beginning.
  • Yesterday Jane wore a beautiful dress that was designed ...
  • Last night Mr.
  • Smith bought ...
  • CJ
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
Anonymouswhere I should place the adverbial of time
At the beginning.

Yesterday Jane wore a beautiful dress that was designed ...
Last night Mr. Smith bought ...

CJ
0
0
Hi, Califjim. Would you say this is awkward, if not wrong? Do you think we should front the adverbial of time if a relative pronoun were present?

Borrowing your ellipted sentence:

Jane wore a beautiful dress that was designed by John yesterday.
0
0
In your version John designed the dress yesterday.
With yesterday fronted Jane wore the dress yesterday.

There's a big difference.
Use the one that says what you mean.
0
0
Can I say in this way?

Mr. Smith bought a vast last night which is expensive.

Jane wore a beautiful dress yesterday which was designed by a famous designer.
0

Related Questions