Unit 1attributive clause定语从句:修饰主句中名词或代词的从句叫做定语从句。
antecedent 先行词:被定语从句所修饰的名词或代词叫做先行词。
relative pronoun & relative adverb:关系代词/副词连接定语从句和主句并在定语中起作用的词。
Function of relative words1.连接作用。
2. 指代作用(指代先行词)。
3.在从句中作成份。
关系代词的用法归纳:定语从句中,that/ which指代物作主语时不省略,宾语时可以省略。
定语从句中,用who/that指代人;在从句中充当主语时,不能省;在从句中充当宾语时,用who/whom/that ,还可以省略。
定语从句中,用whose指代人/物,---------表示“某人的”、“某物的”在从句中充当定语。
whose 在定语从句中作定语,表示引导词与whose 后的名词为所属关系。
whose多指人,也可指物,指物时可与of which互换使用。
指人时可用of whom.Please show me the book whose cover is red.the cover of which /of which the coverI’ll call a person whose father knows you.the father of whom /of whom the father1. The girl __________is standing next to our teacher is her daughter.2. The girl _______________ our teacher is talking with is her daughter.3. The girl_________ mother is from Britain can speak English fluently.4. I can’t find the book __________ is borrowed from the library.5. I can’t find the book ____________ you lent to me.6. Have you read the book _____ author is a high school student?7. Have you read the book _____________ the author recommend (推荐) to high school students?8. I used to study in a classroom _______ windows were all broken.9. The woman __________________ we saw on the street gotthe job.10. Mrs. Clark is angry with the goat ___________ is eating herflowers.11. The book ______________ he bought yesterday is popular atpresent.12. There’s a mountain _______ top is always covered withsnow.13. The number of people _____________ going to theexhibition is expected to be over 25,000?以下情况,引导词用that,不用which。
1.当先行词是everything, anything, nothing (something 除外),all, none, few, little, some等代词时,或当先行词受every, any, all,some, no, little, few, much等词修饰时。
a. They go to the newspape r’s own library to look up anyinformation that they need.b. Everything that can be done has been done.c. There are few books (that )we can read.注意:当先行词指人时,偶尔也可用关系代词who,All the guests that / who were invited to herwedding were important people.Any man that / who has a sense of duty won’t do such a thing.2.先行词被形容词最高级或序数词修饰且指物时, 引导定语从句用that 。
The first place that they visited in London was the Big Ben.This is the best film that I have ever seen.3.当先行词被the very, the only, the same, the last 修饰时。
This is the very dictionary that I want to buy.After the fire in his house, the old car is the only thing that heowns.注意:当先行词指人时,通常用关系代词who。
Wang Hua is the only person in our school who will attend themeeting.4.当先行词为人与动物或人与物时。
They talked about the persons and things that they rememberedat schoolLook at the man and his donkey that are walking up the street.5.当先行词前面有who, which 等疑问代词时。
Who is the man that is standing by the gate?Which is the T-shirt that fits me most?6.先行词作表语或关系词在从句中作表语时, 定语从句通常用that 引导。
(常可省略),She is no longer the girl (that )she was.先行词指人只用who而不用that 的情况:1,先行词是one , ones, anyone或those等。
Anyone who does that must be mad.Those who dare to break the law will be punished.2,用在there be 结构中。
There is a young man who wants to see you.3, 为了避免重复或引起歧义。
The man that spoke at the meeting is our new teacher who hascome from Shanghai.4.当先行词是人,后面有较长的修饰语时。
I met a friend of mine in the park yesterday who had got threegold medals.5, 当先行词是I, you, he, they等时(常用于谚语)He who plays with fire gets burned.1.Is there anything ________I can do for you?2.You can take any seat _________ is free.3.The first thing ________ I should do is to devote myself tostudy.4. The sculpture is not the only thing _____ is missing.5. The writer and his novel _______ you have just talked aboutare really well known.6. Who is the man _______is standing there?7. She is no longer the girl ________ she was before she went tothe country.The man _________ stands there is Tom.The girl ____________ I met is Ms Li.The boy ________ watch was lost is Tom.The book _________ lies on the desk is his.The pen ___________ you bought is good.The magazine ________ cover is red is nice.Practice 11. This is the best film ______ I’ve seen.2. That is the last lesson _____ I gave you.3. This is the very book _____ I’m after.4. That is just the coat _____ color is red.5. That is the right place _____ he works.6. I still remember the schools and boys ______ I met there.7. Everything ______ you said is true.8. Which is the book _____ you want?9. Who is the girl ______ sits there.10. All _____ he said is true.11. All _____ is said by him is true.12. Are there any problems ____ trouble you?13. I will make full use of the time ______ there is left for me.19. You have made the same mistake _____ you made last time..20. I had the same experience ____ you have now.21.She went to the place __________ she likes best.22. Those ____ are present are well.23. Is this factory the one_________ he visited?1.He did all / everything _______he could to help me.2.This is the very thing _______ I am after.3.We talked about the men and the things _______we remembered at school.4.He is the only man _______ can do the work.5.This is the first thing _______ I want to say.6.He is the finest man _______ I have ever workedwith.7.Who is the man _______ spoke to you at the gate.8.Which is the star _______ is nearest to the earth.Period three (U2)Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns.1. This is the story ____________ we wrote for our storytelling contest.2. The book ____________ I borrowed from the library is very interesting.3. He likes the birthday gifts ____________ his friends gave him.4. The girl ______________ you have just seen is very good at English.5. I don’t know the name of the teacher ____________ I met in the computer room.Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns.6. Is this the play ____________ you were talking about just now?7. Daniel is the person ______________ I want to make friendswith.8. Art is the subject ____________ I know little about.9. The Maths teacher is the person ____________ I got an A plusfrom.10. The topic ____________ Eric is interested in is Physics.Join the sentences with relative clauses:We could expect good decisions from you.We thought of you as a person.We thought of you as a person (who/whom/that) we could expectgood decisions from.We thought of you as a person from whom we could expect gooddecisions.You were to buy dog food with the money.The money is gone.The money (which/that) you were to buy dog food with is gone.The money with which you were to buy dog food is gone.Conclusion:When the relative pronoun is the object of the preposition, weuse preposition to begin an attributive clause, that is, preposition+ which/whom.In this case, the relative pronoun, which or whom, cannot bereplaced with “that” or “who”.Besides, the relative pronoun cannot be left out.Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns:6. Is this the play _______ you were talking about just now?7. Daniel is the person _____________ I want to make friendswith.8. Art is the subject____________ I know little about.9. The Maths teacher is the person_______________ I got an Aplus from.10. The topic__________- Eric is interested in is Physics.Fill in the blanks with “prep.+ which/whom”:1. Are you interested in any songs ____ _____ you’ve listened.2. Tomorrow is a particular day ____ _____ his daughter will getmarried.3. This is the knife ____ _____ I usually cut bread.4. We can’t live without the sun ____ _____ we get heat and light.5. The subject ____ _____ Eric is interested is physics.6. Do you know the girl ____ _____ our head teacher is shakinghands?7. I can’t find my dictionary ____ _____ I pa id over $100 .8. This is the good car ____ _____ I spent all my money.9. She is the teacher ______ _______all his students showrespect .10. The teacher ____ _____ you have been waiting is coming in aminute.Translate the following sentences:1. 你有没有看见那座红房子,屋子前有一棵大树。