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opilec894



Joined: 20 May 2010
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:46 am    Post subject: A Gramamr Question Reply with quote

Dear All

I have just done a CD with a class of mine and the following lines were in the script:

This feeling is even stronger for extreme sports, where the person faces real danger.

A student asked me why the writer had used the word 'where' and I could not answer it. Can anyone help?

Sincerely

Charlie Warth
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MIschoolteacher



Joined: 17 Mar 2011
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Location: Michigan

PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Where the person feels real danger" is an adverb clause. Adverbs answer the questions "Where,when,why, how, to what extent and how much". Adverbs/adverb clauses can come anywhere in a sentence, so this one is correctly placed even though it is not next to the word it is modifying. I hope this helps.
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forefit



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think I would replace the word where with when.
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adogadie



Joined: 18 Sep 2010
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have been here twenty years, and I have never known what an "adverb" was. Thanks.
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jotham



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Where is often used to describe situations. So in your sentence, the situation implied is extreme sports, in which situation the person feels real danger.
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