Joern Matthias
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- Nov 23, 2008
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- German
- Home Country
- Germany
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- Germany
Hi folks,
I know that 'when' is a relative pronoun, when it is used after 'time nouns' like day, month, year, occasion, moment, etc.
e.g I am looking forward to the day when my aunt from America will visit us.
or: I am looking forward to the moment when my holidays will start.
But with certain words, I am confused.
1) I know that my son will have a childhood when he experiences new ways of learning things.
Question: Is 'when' here a relative pronoun or an adverbial time clause if I just want it to be connected to 'a childhood'?
2) I am looking forward to my break, when I have/will have a cup of coffee and read my magazine.
Question: Is 'when' here used as a relative pronoun or an adverbial time clause and what tense would be correct
to use here in order to refer to the future- present tense or will future?
3) My father told me about his father's life(,) when he had to work very hard in a coal mine.
Question: Is 'when' here used as a relatve pronoun or an adverbial time clause and must there be a comma before 'when'?
4) I can hardly wait for my school holidays(,) when I visit/am going to visit my uncle in England.
Question: Is 'when' here used as a relative pronoun or an adverbial time clause? Must there be a comma before 'when'
and what tense would be correct to use here in order to refer to the future-present tense or going to future?
5) My daughter will certainly have a career when she earns a lot of money as a CEO.
Question: Is 'when' here used as a relative pronoun or an adverbial time clause if I just want it to be connected to 'a career'?
A big hello from Germany
Jörn
I know that 'when' is a relative pronoun, when it is used after 'time nouns' like day, month, year, occasion, moment, etc.
e.g I am looking forward to the day when my aunt from America will visit us.
or: I am looking forward to the moment when my holidays will start.
But with certain words, I am confused.
1) I know that my son will have a childhood when he experiences new ways of learning things.
Question: Is 'when' here a relative pronoun or an adverbial time clause if I just want it to be connected to 'a childhood'?
2) I am looking forward to my break, when I have/will have a cup of coffee and read my magazine.
Question: Is 'when' here used as a relative pronoun or an adverbial time clause and what tense would be correct
to use here in order to refer to the future- present tense or will future?
3) My father told me about his father's life(,) when he had to work very hard in a coal mine.
Question: Is 'when' here used as a relatve pronoun or an adverbial time clause and must there be a comma before 'when'?
4) I can hardly wait for my school holidays(,) when I visit/am going to visit my uncle in England.
Question: Is 'when' here used as a relative pronoun or an adverbial time clause? Must there be a comma before 'when'
and what tense would be correct to use here in order to refer to the future-present tense or going to future?
5) My daughter will certainly have a career when she earns a lot of money as a CEO.
Question: Is 'when' here used as a relative pronoun or an adverbial time clause if I just want it to be connected to 'a career'?
A big hello from Germany
Jörn
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