What is 'when' in this..

Hmmm. The clause must be a noun clause because it is the object of the preposition 'of', but I don't know what to call 'when'. I suppose it must be simply a conjunction.

I believe it is an adverb modifying the verb undertakes.

That sounds good, too.

So 'when' is an adverb, but the clause starting with this Adverb 'when' is actually a Noun clause. Interesting no!!

"A person's success is also a factor of when the person undertakes a initiative."

Yes, the clause is a noun clause that is the object of "of." Ask yourself, "of what?" and the answer is "when the person undertakes an (and it should be an, not a, I didn't notice that before) intitiative.

(An rather than a goes before nouns starting with vowels.)

The noun clause has a s

Hi guys

Don't you think that the "of" is simply redundant in the above sentence?

Consider the following sentence

A person's success is a factor (of) when deciding which job to accept.

No, the meaning is different in the first sentence without the of.

In your sentence, "A persons success is a factor when deciding which job to accept," of is not correct to use.

But, in the above sentence, "A person's success is also a factor of when the person undertakes an initiative," the of changes the meaning from "A person's success is a factor when the person undertakes a