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1. Monday is the day when I am the busiest.
2. Monday is the day when I am busiest.
3. Monday is the day I am the busiest.
4. Monday is when I am the busiest.
5. Monday is the day that I am the busiest.
6. Monday is that I am the busiest.
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Q1: Are they all grammatical?
Q2: Do we have to put 'the' before 'busiest' in this sentence?
Q3:In Sentence 4, 'the day' is omitted. In this case, what is the part of speech of 'when'? An interrogative adverb or a relative adverb?
1. Monday is the day when I am the busiest.
2. Monday is the day when I am busiest.
3. Monday is the day I am the busiest.
4. Monday is when I am the busiest.
5. Monday is the day that I am the busiest.
6. Monday is that I am the busiest.
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Q1: Are they all grammatical?
Q2: Do we have to put 'the' before 'busiest' in this sentence?
Q3:In Sentence 4, 'the day' is omitted. In this case, what is the part of speech of 'when'? An interrogative adverb or a relative adverb?
Answers
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1 - 5 are fine. 6 is not.
Adding the word "the" seems to just provide emphasis, but doesn't change the meaning.
In 4, "when" is the interrogative that is introducing the indirect question. It's not a relative-anything.
Interrogatives: when, where, who, whether, how ... http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/question.htm#indirect and http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/indirect-questions.html
Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses -- http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/relativeclause.htm -- and some relative pronouns also serve as interrogatives.
Adding the word "the" seems to just provide emphasis, but doesn't change the meaning.
In 4, "when" is the interrogative that is introducing the indirect question. It's not a relative-anything.
Interrogatives: when, where, who, whether, how ... http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/question.htm#indirect and http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/indirect-questions.html
Relative pronouns introduce relative clauses -- http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/relativeclause.htm -- and some relative pronouns also serve as interrogatives.
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