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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Where, pronoun?
Hi teachers,
The old lady asked Coke where his motorbike was.
The pronoun WHERE, in this case, connects the question with the rest of the clause.
If I’m not mistaken, where is a pronoun, but which kind of pronoun is it?
Thanks in advance
The old lady asked Coke where his motorbike was.
The pronoun WHERE, in this case, connects the question with the rest of the clause.
If I’m not mistaken, where is a pronoun, but which kind of pronoun is it?
Thanks in advance
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That's an indirect question, so if you want to call "where" some kind of pronoun, you'll need to call it an "interrogative" pronoun. Terminology differs from one textbook to another, so I just call it a question word. htm
- That's an indirect question, so if you want to call "where" some kind of pronoun, you'll need to call it an "interrogative" pronoun.
- Terminology differs from one textbook to another, so I just call it a question word.
- htm
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That's an indirect question, so if you want to call "where" some kind of pronoun, you'll need to call it an "interrogative" pronoun. Terminology differs from one textbook to another, so I just call it a question word.
CJ
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000342.htm
CJ
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000342.htm
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I'm not totally sure because of the way the sentence is phrased, but I think that "where" is an interrogative pronoun in this case.
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Thanks a lot CalifJim. I've also found that 'where' can be a relative adverb used to introduce a relative clause. Do you agree?
Thank you
Thank you
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Thank you so much YoungCalifornian. Any commentary is more than welcome.
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I did some research CalifJim and I found out that you were absolutely right as always.
As well as being used at the beg
As well as being used at the beg
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Then I have another question. Even though it is a reported speech sentence , can we consider:
a) This part of the sentence 'where his motorbike was' an indirect question? Yes. That's the part of the sentence that is the indirect question. The fact that it is reported speech makes no difference, although one place where indirect questions frequently occur i
a) This part of the sentence 'where his motorbike was' an indirect question? Yes. That's the part of the sentence that is the indirect question. The fact that it is reported speech makes no difference, although one place where indirect questions frequently occur i
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Thank you very much for every single explanation and your dedication CalifJim.
Have a nice week.
Have a nice week.
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It is a relative pronoun because it introduces a subordinate clause.
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