Learning the attributive clauses that contain prep which

东莞市第七高级中学 毛李梅 华南师范大学 禤嘉丽 Learning the attributive clauses that contain prep + which / whom ——how to choose the prepositions 学习由介词+which/whom引导的定语从句（Ⅰ） —介词的选取 人教版高中英语必修二Unit 5 Music

Underline the attributive clauses that contain prep. + whom/which. ⑴ Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? （Para. 1 Line 2） ⑵ They may start as a group of high-school students, for whom practising their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame. （Para. 2 Line 2） ⑶ Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash. （Para. 2 Line 4）

Underline the attributive clauses that contain prep. + whom/which. ⑷ The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the Beatles. （Para. 3 Line 2） ⑸ However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. （Para. 4 Line 8） ⑹ They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band. （Para. 4 the last sentence）

How to choose the right prepositions on which we worked ten years ago 1. The farm ___ isn’t what it used to be. under which we used to play 2. This is the tree ______ games. Find out which noun or pronoun the clause modifies.

How to choose the right prepositions with whom you just shook hands？ 1. Who is the man _______ shake hands with sb. 2. In the dark street there wasn‘t a single person ___ to whom she could turn for help. turn to sb. for help Find out which verb the preposition is used with.

How to choose the right prepositions 1. The pen with ____ which he is writing now was bought yesterday. (He is writing with the pen. ) without which we can not live is 2. The gas _______ called oxygen. (We can not live without the gas. ) Find out the meaning of the clause.

Summary: How to choose the right prepositions Find out which noun or pronoun the clause modifies. Find out which verb the preposition is used with. Find out the meaning of the clause.

Exercise 1. Many people who had seen the film were afraid to go to the forest when they remembered the scenes _____ people were eaten by the tiger. A. that B. by which C. which D. in which Find out which noun or the pronoun clause modifies.

Exercise 2. Gun control is a subject _____ Americans have argued for a long time. A. of which B. with which C. about which D. into which Find out which verb the preposition is used with.

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