Grammar The Attributive Clauses The Attributive Clause who

语法 Grammar 定语从句 The Attributive Clauses

The Attributive Clause who, whom, whose, that, which, as when, where, why Looking at examples: The number of people who / that lost homes reached as many as 250, 000. The boy ( who / whom / that ) we saw yesterday was John’s brother. It sounded like a train which / that was going under my house. The car ( which / that ) my uncle had just bought was destroyed in the earthquake.

The runner ( who / that /__) you are asking about is over there. The games ( which / that /___) the young men competed in were difficult. The games in which the young men competed were difficult. The person to whom you should write is Mr. Ball.

He helped his father on the small farm where / in which they lived. This was a time when there were still slaves in the USA. I’ll never forget the day when/on which I first went to Beijing. Please tell me the reason why / for which you were late.

The girl whose father is a doctor studies very hard. The book whose cover is yellow belongs to Tom. The book the cover of which is yellow belongs to Tom. The book of which the cover is yellow belongs to Tom. Such books as you bought are useless.

antecedent 先行词 I. Restrictive clause 限制性定语从句 1. 关系代词 relative pronoun whom whose that which as that who the sth. of which the same. . . as that of which the sth. such. . . . as 2. 关系副词 relative adverb when , where , why the way (___/that/in which) I didn't like the way (___/that/in which) he spoke.

when , where, why & that & which . . . the first (second, last) time that. . . 1. all, much, little, everything, anything, none, few, the one 2. all, any, no, only, very, some 3. the best, the most beautiful, the first, the last who & that anyone who those who Who is the girl that is speaking? Mary is no longer (that) she was. (作表语）

II. non-restrictive clause 非限制性定语从句 who, whom, whose, which, as when, where which & as As is often the case, Mary was late for school. He was late for school, which made his teacher angry. His mother, who loved him very much, died in 1818. My brother, who is a doctor, is 20. My brother who is a doctor is 20. I saw a house, in front of which sat a boy.

Practice 1. Is this laboratory ______ the students visited yesterday. Is this the laboratory ______ the students visited yesterday. A. that B. the one C. where D. in which 2. _____ is known to everybody, the moon travels around the earth once every month. A. It B. As C. That D. What 3. He was very rude to the Customs officer, ____ of course made things even worse. A. who B. whom C. what D. which

4. He made another wonderful discovery, _____of great importance to science A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. which I think it D. I think which is 5. I have bought the same dress _____ she is wearing. A. as B. that C. which D. what 6. Is this the factory ____ you visited the other day? A. that B. where C. in which D. the one

7. The wolves hid themselves in the places ___ couldn’t be found. A. that B. where C. in which D. in that 8. Have you seen the boy___? A. that I told B. I told you of C. whom I told you D. I told you of him 9. China has thousands of islands, ___ Hainan Island is the largest. A. of them C. one of which B. among which D. among them

10. Is this the plane ____ he came to New York? A. which B. by which C. that D. in which 11. She likes to use words ____ is clear to him. A. of which the meaning B. of which meaning C. whose of meaning D. meaning of which 12. Who __ knows him would trust him? A. whom B. that C. which D. who

13. She is not the only one of the girls ___ well in class. A. which sings B. who sing C. that sings D. who to sing 14. She described in her compositions the people and places ____ impressed her most. A. where B. that C. which D. who 15. He lend me several books, ____ were very good. A. five of which B. of which C. which of five D. five 16. We still remember the day _____ we spent doing the experiment. A. when B. which C. what D. on which

Answers: 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. B