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Pb03 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Relatvie adverbs & that

Hi teachers,

I'm wondering whether "that" is included in the category of "relative adverbs", which are "when, where, why, how" as I know.

And can I use "that" instead of "where" and omit "that"?

Sorry for not suggesting any setences...

This might be tricky but hope to hear your kind comments.

Thank you~!

pb
  

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Pb03 I'm wondering whether "that" is included in the category of "relative adverbs", which are "when, where, why, how" as I know. No, 'that' is not a relative adverb - it's a subordinator which works in the same way as 'who', 'which' etc. Pb03 And can I use "that" instead of "where" and omit "that"?

— BillJ

  • Pb03 I'm wondering whether "that" is included in the category of "relative adverbs", which are "when, where, why, how" as I know.
  • No, 'that' is not a relative adverb - it's a subordinator which works in the same way as 'who', 'which' etc.
  • Pb03 And can I use "that" instead of "where" and omit "that"?
  • If you're asking can 'This is the place where I was born' be replaced with 'This is the place (that) I was born in', the answer is yes.
  • BillJ
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Pb03I'm wondering whether "that" is included in the category of "relative adverbs", which are "when, where, why, how" as I know.
No, 'that' is not a relative adverb - it's a subordinator which works in the same way as 'who', 'which' etc.

Pb03And can I use "that" instead of "where" and omit "that"?
If you're asking
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Pb03I'm wondering whether "that" is included in the category of "relative adverbs"
No. that is not a relative adverb.
Pb03can I use "that" instead of "where" and omit "that"?
Sometimes you can; sometimes you can't. It depends on the specific case. In the example below you can't substitute that for where
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Thanks for your comments.

As for your suggestion, here are the two sentences.

1. The hotel where we stayed yesterday was not clean.

2. We've now reached the point where we can make a decision.

In those two sentences, can I use "that" instead of "where"?

Thanks again in advance~

pb
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1. Yes, you can say 'The hotel (that) we stayed in yesterday was not clean.

2. No, the non-wh construction is not always available in sentences with head nouns less likely to suggest location, as in the case with 'point', which has more to do with time than place.

BillJ
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