Relative Adverbs

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What are relative adverbs?

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Relative adverbs are words that introduce relative clauses and provide information about time, place, or reason. The most common relative adverbs are 'when', 'where', and 'why'.

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What does the relative adverb 'where' refer to?

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The relative adverb 'where' refers to a place.

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Complete the sentence: The library is a place _________ you can check out your favorite books.

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where

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Complete the sentence: They never told us the reason ________ they moved to Panama.

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why

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Which relative adverb best completes the sentence? I remember the time _____ we caught fireflies.

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when

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What does the relative adverb 'when' refer to?

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The relative adverb 'when' refers to a time.

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What does the relative adverb 'why' refer to?

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The relative adverb 'why' refers to a reason.

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Give an example of a sentence using 'when'.

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I will call you when I get home.

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Give an example of a sentence using 'where'.

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This is the park where we play soccer.

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Give an example of a sentence using 'why'.

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I understand why you are upset.