In Portuguese syntax, what role does the word onde perform in: Esta é a universidade onde Camões terá estudado?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Pronome relativo com função de modificador de lugar
- Step 1: 'Onde' refers back to an antecedent noun of place ('a universidade'). Step 2. Acting as a relative pronoun that introduces a relative adjective clause and indicates location, it functions as a locative adjunct (modificador de lugar). Answer: Pronome relativo com função de modificador de lugar. Why not the others: It connects an antecedent place noun, not an interrogative question or noun complement.
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