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Yu_Bum_suk
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 Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: So exactly what part of speech are when and where in Qs? |
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| Strictly speaking they're not interrogative pronouns because they don't substitute for a person or thing. However, they mean the same thing as 'what / which time' and 'what / which place'. So in that sense would it be OK to call them interrogatives or would one have to call them adverbial determiners or something? |
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robot
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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They are adverbs.
Though they could be pronouns, too, depending on the sentence. |
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icnelly
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| Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 12:03 am Post subject: |
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Dictionary.com for when
Dictionary.com for where
As usual, it depends on context and the formal grammar you're working with. |
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