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Zuotengdazuo Posted 6 years ago
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Where vs when
If week after week passes where plans are made to spend time together but are never honored, perhaps due to taking a friendship for granted, eventually even the closest of friendships may cease to have a reason to exist.Hi. Is the underlined “where” a relative pronoun referring to “week”? If so, why isn’t “when” used here?
Why Do Friendships End?
By Allison Hunter
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In the above, "where" refers to a situation (weeks passing), not to time.
- In the above, "where" refers to a situation (weeks passing), not to time.
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In the above, "where" refers to a situation (weeks passing), not to time.
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zuotengdazuoHi. Is the underlined “where” a relative pronoun referring to “week”?
It is a relative adverb rather than a relative pronoun. (This is the traditional name, though it is not clear that it is truly an adverb.)
zuotengdazuo If so, why isn’t “when” used here?
It is the author's choice. I would say that "wh
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