I. Adjective Clauses
- The house where the robbery occurred is No. 14.
- The bridge over which we rode is in ruins.
- There is a point beyond which you cannot go.
- The day when (or on which) I was to sail arrived at last.
- The day before you came was rainy.
- His terror while it thundered was pitiable.
II. Adverbial Clauses
- Remain where I can see you.
- That belongs where you found it.
- Whithersoever I go, fear dogs my steps.
- Whenever the bell rings, you must take down the receiver.
- Esmond heard the chimes as he sat in his own chamber.
- I have lived in Cairo since my father died.
396. Adjective clauses of place and time may be introduced by relative pronouns (see examples above).
Adjective and adverbial clauses of place and time may be introduced by relative adverbs. Thus,—
- Place: where, whence, whither, wherever, whithersoever, wherefrom, whereto, etc.
- Time: when, whenever, while, as, before, after, until, since.
For as and since in causal clauses, see [§ 398]; for while in concessive clauses, see [§ 399].
397. Clauses of time are sometimes shortened by the omission of the copula and its subject.
- When [he was] rescued, he was almost dead.
- Tom was attacked by cramp while swimming across the river.