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RELATIVE ADVERBS (why, when, where) 1

B1–B2 · Intermediate
The relative adverbs where, when, and why connect extra information to a place, a time, or a reason. Choose the word that matches the noun being described.


Fill in each blank with the correct relative adverb: why, when, or where.

1. Do you know the reason she is so upset?✓
2. The day you saw me I was feeling sick.✓
3. The library is a place you can borrow books.✓
4. That is the house we used to live.✓
5. This is the reason I never call her.✓
6. The place we went yesterday is just around the corner.✓
7. They never told us the reason they moved away.✓
8. The school I study English is not far from your house.✓
9. Was that the time you guys went to France together?✓
10. That is the drawer I keep my t-shirts.✓
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