In that sentence, "Where" is an interrogative and an adverb.
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In the question "Where are the spoons?", what is "where"?
adverb? preposition?
please explain why
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It is a relative adverb. .Whether a "wh-word" functions as a relative pronoun or a relative adverb is determined by its function in the subordinated relative clause.
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