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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

When, where, why, how, etc.

Why are the words "when, where, why, how" considered interrogative pronouns and not interrogative adverbs?

  

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They aren't! Most dictionaries, I believe, call them adverbs. Modern grammar has a different opinion, but that's another story.

  • They aren't!
  • Most dictionaries, I believe, call them adverbs.
  • Modern grammar has a different opinion, but that's another story.
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They aren't! Most dictionaries, I believe, call them adverbs.

Modern grammar has a different opinion, but that's another story.

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