一、 Relative Clauses (關(guān)系從句)
1、限定性關(guān)系從句
作用：對(duì)先行詞進(jìn)行限制和確定，從句前后沒(méi)有逗號(hào)。
--The house in which/where she lives now is in the city center.
--2011 is the year when Linda was admitted to a university.
關(guān)系代詞：
人：who, whom, that, whose, when, where, why
E.g. --The man who/that is standing behind the counter is a shop assistant.
-- The girl whom/that we talked to just now is our teacher.
-- This is the hotel where/in which we lived last year.
物：which, that, when, where, why
E.g. –The book which/that /- I bought yesterday is so expensive.
-- I still remember the day when / on which I graduated.
Exercises
1. The hotel during my holiday was poorly managed.
A. as I stayed B. which I stayed C. Where I stayed
2. Our library has a large collection of books are in English.
A. many of which B. many of them C. many ones
3. The book is designed for the learners native language is not English.
A. which B. whose C. who D. what
2. 非限定性關(guān)系從句
與主句關(guān)系較為松散，對(duì)先行詞起說(shuō)明、描繪作用，一旦刪除，不影響主句的意義。一般用逗號(hào)分開。
My neighbour, whose son is now in the USA, is a doctor.
引導(dǎo)詞：who (人)，which(物/整個(gè)句子)
-- I told the news to Philip, who later told it to his parents.
-- Susan has been ill for about a week, which made her suffer a lot.
Exercises
1. The only games which I play are football and tennis.
2. He is the only student who can understand English well.
3. He is a writer whose book is seldom read.
4. 這是你丟的錢嗎?
5. 他是我認(rèn)識(shí)的人中最聰明的一個(gè).
6. 你借我的那本書不是很有趣.
