Grammar(2) Relative pronouns

So far, the only suspect is a short thin man who was seen Running down Corn Street at 10 p.m. last night. Anyone who can provide useful information should Contact the police. We are now checking the scene for more clues which will help solve the case. ____________________________ ________ ____________________ __________ ______

Relative pronounPeopleThings who which that That and which refer to things. That is more usual than which. Who, which and that can be used as relative pronouns. We use them to refer to people and / or things. √ √ √√

Exercise 1 : 用关系代词填空 1.The boy ____________ is playing ping-pong is my classmate. 2.The ___________ I received yesterday was from my sister. 3.I hate people ______________ talk much but do little. 4.The car _____________ my father bought last month is very beautiful. who / that which/ that who / that which / that

5. The man ______ hair is white is his grandfather. 6. Is there a student _________ father is a business man? 7. This is the house in ________ we have lived for 10 years. 8.I’ve never heard of the people and things ________ you talked about just now. whose which that 当先行词同时指人和物时，关系代词 只能用 that.

有时只能用 that, 不用 which, 常见的情况有六种： 1. 当先行词是 all, any, few, little, none, anything, everything, nothing, everybody, nobody, everyone, no one 或被它们修饰时。 That’s all that I know. Is there anything that I can do for you? He answered few questions that the teacher asked. 2. 当先行词被形容词最高级或序数词修饰时 That is the most interesting book that I have ever read.

The first thing that I should do is to review my lessons. 3. 当先行词有 the very, the only, the same 等修 饰时。 That’s the only thing that I can do now. These are the very words that he used. 4. 当主句以 who 或 which 开头时，定语从句的 关系词用 that, 而不用 which 或 who. Who is the girl that spoke to you just now? Which is the pen that you lost ?

5. 先行词同时包括人或物时，关系词用 that. The man and his dog that I always meet are standing by the gate.

Exercise 2. 1.My father and his teacher talked a lot about the persons and things ______ they couldn’t remember. 2.Say all ________ you know. 3.Is there anything ______ I can do for you? that 当先行词是 something, anything, nothing, all 等词时，关系代词只能用 that.

4.This is the first play ________ I have seen since I came here. 5. This is the best novel _______ I have read. that 当先行词被序数词，最高级等词修饰时，关系 代词只能用 that. 6.Who is the girl _______is standing under the tree? 7. Which is the machine ____ we used last Sunday. 当主句是 who 或 which 引导的特殊疑问句， 而中心词指人或物时，关系代词只能用 that. that

About detective stories Use who, which or that to help them complete the sentences. Simon: Edgar Allan Poe was the man___________ first wrote detective stories in English. Millie: Japanese writers have written some great stories _______ require readers to check every tiny detail for possible clues to the criminal cases. Daniel: Sherlock Holmes is a character___________ was created by Arthur Conan Doyle as a master at solving crimes. Suzy: Conan is a detective_____________ appears in a cartoon series popular among teenagers all over the world. Kitty: Agatha Christie was a female writer___________ is considered the queen of crime novels. who / that which / that who / that

Help Millie complete the sentences using relative clauses. 1. A young man was murdered yesterday. He was single. 2. A knife was found in a rubbish bin near Corn Street. It was covered in blood. 3. We need information. It’ll help solve the case. 4. Here’s the drawing of the person. He might be the murderer of the young man. 1.A young man_______ was murdered yesterday. 2.A knife___ was found in a rubbish bin near Corn Street. 3.We need information___________. 4.Here is the drawing of the person____________.

Help Millie complete the sentences using relative clauses. 1. A young man was murdered yesterday. He was single. 2. A knife was found in a rubbish bin near Corn Street. It was covered in blood. A young man________________________ was murdered yesterday. A knife______________________________ was found in a rubbish bin near Corn Street. who / that was single which / that was covered in blood

Help Millie complete the sentences using relative clauses. 3. We need information. It’ll help solve the case. 4. Here’s the drawing of the person. He might be the murderer of the young man. We need information_______________________________. Here is the drawing of the person____________________ _________________________. which/ that will help solve the cases who / that might be the murderer of the young man

Complete the conversation with who, which or that and the expressions in the box. is not allowed by the law his boss had committed killed the young man was seen running down the street Dad: Has there been any progress in the West Town murder case, Millie? Millie: Yes. The person____________________________ was his boss! Dad: Really? Why did he do it? Millie: The boss did something________________________. The victim wanted to report the crime__________ ______________________ to the police. Dad: How terrible! What about the man_______________ ___________________________? who / that killed the young man that is not allowed by the law which / that his boss had committed who / that was seen running down the street