Các trạng từ quan hệ
When
Là trạng từ quan hệ chỉ thời gian, đứng sau danh từ chỉ thời gian, dùng thay cho on/at/in + which, then. Ví dụ:
– I still remember the day when my mother took me to school for the first time.
= I still remember the day on which my mother took me to school for the first time.
– May is the month when I was born.
= May is the month in which I was born.
– That was the time when he managed the company.
= That was the time at which he managed the company.
Where
Là trạng từ quan hệ chỉ nơi chốn, đứng sau danh từ chỉ nơi chốn, thay cho at/on/in + which, there. Ví dụ:
That is the house where we used to live.
= That is the house in which we used to live.
Why
Là trạng từ quan hệ chỉ lí do, đứng sau tiền ngữ “the reason”, dùng thay cho “for which”. Ví dụ:
Please tell me the reason why you are telling me a lie.
= Please tell me the reason for which you are telling me a lie.