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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

When

Hello,

1.That was the week when we booked our holiday.


Is 'when' here a realtive pronoun?

Thanks.

  

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hanuman_2000 Is 'when' here a re a l a tive pronoun? No, it is a subordinating conjunction; bear in mind that sometimes adjective clauses are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions when , where , and why .

— Persian Learner

  • hanuman_2000 Is 'when' here a re a l a tive pronoun?
  • No, it is a subordinating conjunction; bear in mind that sometimes adjective clauses are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions when , where , and why .
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hanuman_2000

Is 'when' here a realative pronoun?


No, it is a subordinating conjunction; bear in mind that sometimes adjective clauses are introduced by the subordinating conjunctions when, where, and why.

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hanuman_2000

Hello,

1.That was the week when we booked our holiday.


Is 'when' here a relative pronoun?

Thanks.

There are several ways of naming it. That is one of them. "relative adverb" might be more appropriate.

CJ

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CalifJim

That is one of them.

CJ

Do you mean that it can also be called a relative pronoun?

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Persian Learner
CalifJim

That is one of them.

CJ

Do you mean that it can also be called a relative pronoun?

Yes. Describing it somewhat inaccurately, some grammar books do say 'pronoun'.

CJ

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