example, who, whom, which, whose, that are all
relavite pronouns.
Step two:
Attributive Clauses introduced by who, whom, whose, which, that
Group 1:
(1) The boys who are playing football are from Class One.
The relative
(sb./sth.)
constituents (S/O/A ) pronouns
sb.
S/O
who
sb.
O
whom
Group 3:
(1) Football is a game which is liked by most boys. (2) This is the pen (which) he bought yesterday.
Place: behind the antecedents.
The relative pronouns(关系代词): the words to begin an attributive clause as well as serving as a subject(主语) (S), or an object(宾语) (O), or an attributive(定语) (A). For
sb.
S/O
who
Group 2:
(1) Mr. Liu is the person (whom) you talked with on the bus. (2) Ling Hua is just the boy (whom) I want to see.
The antecedents The sentence
The girl who is smiling is Lin Miaoke.
先行词
关系代词
Function: to modify(修饰) a noun or pronoun, like an adjective.
The antecedents(先行词): the noun or pronoun modified by the attributive clause.
(2) He who laughs last laughs best. (3) The man (who) you met just now is my friend.
The antecedent The sentence
The relative
(sb./sth.)
constituent (S/O/A) pronoun
The Attributive Clause(1)
———关系代词引导的定语从句
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Step one: What is the Attributive Clause?
The Attributive Clause:
An attributive clause is a clause used as the attributive in a compound sentence (复合句).
The girl is Lin Miaoke. The lovely girl(可爱的女孩) is Lin Miaoke. The girl in a red skirt(穿红裙子的女孩) is Lin Miaoke. The girl wearing white shoes and socks(穿白色鞋袜的女孩) is Lin Miaoke. The girl whose hair is long(长头发的女孩) is Lin Miaoke.
The antecedents The sentence
The relative
(sb./sth.)
constituent (S/O/A) pronoun
sb.
S/O
sb.
O
sth.
S/O
sb./sth.
S/O
sb./sth.
A
who whom which that whose
who/whom/whose/which/that
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with proper relative pronouns.
1. The prize will go to the writer __w_h__o_se__ story shows the most imagination. 2. At the bus station are some waiting taxis __(w__h_ic_h_/_th__a_t)__ you can hire to reach your host family. 3. The old town has many small housesw__h_ic_h_/_th__a_t are built with bricks. 4. The old temple _w_h__o_se__ roof was damaged in storm is now under repair. 5. He was not the man(_w_h_o_/_w_h_o_m__/t_h_a_t_)_ she wanted to marry. 6. The girl _w_h_o_/_th_a_t__is singing in the room is my sister.
The antecedents The sentence
The relative
(sb./sth.)
constituent (S/O/A) pronoun
sb.
S/O
who
sb.
sth. sb./sth.
O
whom
S/O
which
S/O
that
Group 5:
(1) He has a friend whose father is a doctor. (2) I once lived in a house whose roof has fallen.
The relative pronoun
sb.
sb. sth. sb./sth. sb./sth.
The sentence
The antecedents
constituent (S/O/A) (sb./sth.)
S/O
who
O
whom
S/O
which
S/O
that
A
whose
Step one: Practice
The antecedents The sentence
The relative
(b./sth.)
constituent (S/O/A) pronoun
sb.
S/O
who
sb.
O
whom
sth.
S/O
which
Group 4:
(1) A plane is a machine that can fly. (2) The noodles (that) I cooked were delicious. (3)Yesterday I helped an old man that lost his way. (4)Where is the man (that) I saw this morning?