Section 6 complex sentences with adverbial clauses of place

Exercise 1 p. 43.

Write out the conjunctions used to join the adverbial clauses of place together with the prepositions, if any.

1) We were invited to go back where he came from (Hgs). 2) From where he sat he could see a cluster of apple trees in blossom (Gls). 3) Take us to where we can work on this thing without being disturbed (Mrd). 4) Taking the advantage of having in their hands weapons which no other state had the equivalent of at that time the U.S. were testing atomic bombs whenever and wherever they liked without paying heed to what the peoples thought or spoke about (Dw). 5) I am quite comfortable where I am (Wld). 6) And as soon as the messenger was gone he took a chair whence he could see the street (Gls).¹

Exercise 2 p. 44.

Translate the sentences into English using adverbial clauses of place.

1) Оставайся там, где ты есть! 2) Мы решили в конце концов оставить вeщи там, где они были. 3) Ученик смотрел куда угодно, но только не туда, куда показывал учитель. 4) Я оставил тебе записку там, где мы договорились. 5) Тетя Полли сказала Тому: “Иди туда, куда я тебе говорю, и не останавливайся ни с кем поболтать”. 6) Туристы сложили свои вещи в таком месте, где они не могли намокнуть. 7) Я люблю проводить отпуск там, где можно купаться. 8) Возвращайся туда, откуда ты пришел, и продолжай свою

Exercise 3 p. 44.

Define the type of the subordinate clauses joined by where and state whether where is a conjunction, a conjunctive adverb or a relative adverb.

1) The car which had passed him and lost him and then returned was just where it should have been, just where the player had desired it to be (Grm). 2) No one knew where the fighting was (Mtl). 3) Turning to the right she ran down the side garden path to where she had seen the face (Chr). 4) The doctor mopped his brow and cast a quizzical glance at the corner, where his wife sat among the chaperons (Mtl). 5) But he isn’t where she things he is (Chr). 6) Tuppence had intended taking her for a walk, but it was raining hard, so the two of them adjourned to the bedroom where Betty led the way to the bottom drawer of the bureau where her playthings were kept (Chr). 7) Dear Raymond knows that if only I know where he is or where he’s going I don’t worry quite so much (Chr). 8) That was where they walked up the sleighsmoothered road (Hm). 9) Where the conference would be held didn’t matter much (MS).

Exercise 4 p. 45.

Complete the sentences and define the type of the subordinate clause introduced by where.

1) I didn’t know where … . 2) I met her at the place where … . 3) I discovered that the book was not where … . 4) The mother left the child where … . 5) Where she was waiting for me is … . 6) You should have gone to the town where … . 7) The difficulty was where … . 8) He walked straight into the hall where … . 9) I hoped I should find her where … . 10) The question as to where we could accommodate such a large group of tourists … . 11) … where I least of all expected to meet them. 12) “Where … , is what I’d like to know,” said the girl in a worried tone. 13) Ask him where … . 14) It has not been decided yet where … .