PDF con teoría y práctica para Relative Clauses sobre lugares, tiempo y causas

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RELATIVE CLAUSES OF TIME, PLACE AND
REASON
In relative clauses of time, place and reason, it is possible to use when, where and
why in place of relative pronouns.
 Time:
1990 was (the year) WHEN we moved
here.
 Place:
That's (the place) WHERE we stayed for
our honeymoon.
 Reason:
Its central location is (the reason) WHY we chose this flat.
NOTE:
Relative clauses with when, where and why are usually defining but can be
non-defining. Relative clauses starting with where are more often non-defining than relative
clauses starting with when or why:
The village of Baydon, WHERE I lived as a child, has now become part of
the town.
PRACTICE
60 IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, REWRITE EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES AS ONE SENTENCE, USING A
RELATIVE CLAUSE WITH WHEN, WHERE OR WH
1. The early morning is the time. I work best then.
The early morning is (the time) WHEN I work best.
2. His mid-teens were the time. He first became interested in politics then.
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3. His dishonesty is the reason. That's why I left him.
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4. Edinburgh is the city. I'd most like to live there.
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5. The outdoor swimming pool has now been closed down. We often went there as
children.
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6. This is a picture of the place. We're going there for our holidays.
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7. His refusal to tell her the truth is the reason. That's why she is so angry with him.
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8. This is the place. I fell off my bike here.
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9. The people I work with are the reason. That's why I stay in the job.
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10.That terrible night in December changed my life forever. I found out then what had
been going on.
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SOURCE
Elanie WALKER & Steve ELSWORTH: Grammar Practice for Upper-Intermediate
Students – with Key. Pearson Education Limited, England - 2000. pp. 159

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