The document discusses the use of the relative pronouns "where" and "when". It states that "where" should be used if there is a preposition of place in the embedded sentence, like "in" or "at". It also states that "when" should be used if there is a preposition of time in the embedded sentence, like "in", "at", or "on". A few examples are provided for each case.

1. EXAMPLES OF WHEN
AND WHERE AS
RELATIVE PRONOUNS:

2. RELATIVE PRONOUN WHERE = IN OR AT THAT PLACE
I live in a neighborhood where people don’t talk to
each other.
Main
sentence:
I live in a neighborhood.
Embedded
sentence:
People don’t talk to each other in the
neighborhood.
Explanation
:
Use relative pronoun “where” if there is
a preposition of place in the embedded
sentence.

3. WHERE = IN OR AT THAT PLACE
I live in a neighborhood where people don’t visit
each other.
Main
sentence:
I live in a neighborhood.
Embedded
sentence:
People don’t visit each other in the
neighborhood.
Explanation
:
Use relative pronoun “where” if there is
a preposition of place in the embedded
sentence.

4. WHERE = IN OR AT THAT PLACE
I live in a neighborhood where there is a lot of
crime.
Main
sentence:
I live in a neighborhood.
Embedded
sentence:
There is a lot of crime in the
neighborhood.
Explanation
:
Use relative pronoun “where” if there is
a preposition of place in the embedded
sentence.

5. RELATIVE PRONOUN WHEN = IN, AT OR ON AT THAT TIME
1998 was the year when I started to work at Laney.
Main
sentence:
1998 was they year.
Embedded
sentence:
I started to work at Laney in 1998.
Explanation
:
Use relative pronoun “when” if there is a
preposition of time in the embedded
sentence.

6. RELATIVE PRONOUN WHEN = IN, AT OR ON AT THAT TIME
Tuesdays and Thursdays are the days when I have
a heavy teaching schedule.
Main
sentence:
Tuesdays and Thursdays are the days.
Embedded
sentence:
I have a heavy teaching schedule on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Explanation
:
Use relative pronoun “when” if there is a
preposition of time in the embedded
sentence.

7. RELATIVE PRONOUN WHEN = IN, AT OR ON AT THAT TIME
December is the month when I was born.
Main
sentence:
December was the month.
Embedded
sentence:
I was born in December.
Explanation
:
Use relative pronoun “when” if there is a
preposition of time in the embedded
sentence.

8. RELATIVE PRONOUN WHEN = IN, AT OR ON AT THAT TIME
I can remember the time when Martha and I
became friends.
Main
sentence:
I can remember the time.
Embedded
sentence:
Martha and I became friends at that
time.
Explanation
:
Use relative pronoun “when” if there is a
preposition of time in the embedded
sentence.