Grammar and Usage Attributive clauses Unit 2

Practice 1.The man _________stands there is Tom. 2.The girl ____________I met is Ms Li. 3.The boy ________watch was lost is Tom. 4.The book _________lies on the desk is his. 5.The pen ___________you bought is good. 6.The magazine ________cover is red is nice. who / that (whom / that) whose which/that (which / that) whose

先行词 人 物 主 语 宾 语 所有格 / 定语 注 释 who/thatwhich /that whom/who /that which/that whose 当关系代词在从句中作宾语时可 以省略 Revision

We could expect good decisions______ you. We thought you were such a person. from We thought you were such a person _______________ we could expect good decisions. from (who/whom/that) ××

Revision You were to buy dog food_______ the money. The money is gone. with The money __________ you were to buy dog food is gone. which/that × with

Revision Literature is a subject. I know little _____ it. Dad is the person. I can easily talk ____ him. about to Literature is a subject which /that I know little. Dad is the person whom /who /that / I can easily talk. about × ×× to

Conclusion 当关系代词在从句中做介词的宾 语，并且介词提前时， 指人只用 ________; 指物只用 _______. whom which

Grammar and usage Preposition + which and Preposition + whom

How to choose the right prepositions

1. Do you like the book she spent $10? 2. Do you like the book she paid $10? 3. Do you like the book she learned a lot? on which for which from which 结论 1 ：介词可根据定语从句中谓语动词的习惯搭 配来决定。 spend $10 on the book

I will never forget the day ________ he made the speech.__ __ __ ___ +on the day on which  The moment _____which I made the decision is exciting. ______ the moment at  The month _____which I left for vacation is July. ______ the month in 结论 2 ：根据先行词的搭配习惯来决定。

Air, ________ which man can’t live, is really important. 结论 3 : 根据定语从句所表达的意义来确定 without The pen _____which he is writing now was bought yesterday. with

结论 4. 看定语从句中形容词与介词的搭配 He gave me a big dog _____ which I am a little afraid. of He told me some books _____ which I am not very familiar. with

Revision Literature is a subject. I know little _____ it. Dad is the person. I can easily talk ____ him. about to Literature is a subject which /that I know little. Dad is the person whom /who /that / I can easily talk. about × ×× to

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 get married. 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. to which on which with which from which in which Practice

6. Do you know the girl ____ _____ our head teacher is shaking hands? 7. I can’t find my dictionary ____ _____ I paid over $ This is the good car ____ _____ I spent all my money. 9. She is the teacher ______ _______all his students show respect. 10. The teacher ____ _____ you have been waiting is coming in a minute. with whom for which on which for whom for which

注意：有部分动词短语中的介词一般不能提 前. 常见的这类动词短语有 : look for/after/forward to, care for( 照顾，喜欢） hear of/about/from, take care of 等. This is the right place (that/which) I’m looking for. The girl whom he is looking after is his sister.

1.Do you remember the day _________ we left you in charge. 2. I often think of the moment _________ I saw the UFO. 3. I remember the time _________ Eric won that speech competition. on which at which (time) when (time) when (time) when

Conclusion: We often use the relative adverb “when” to begin attributive clauses after nouns like “time”, “moment”, “day”, “season”, “year”, etc.

where 4. The police searched the house _________ the thief had stayed. 5. Mike wants to work in a country _________ there are a lot of rainforests. 6. This is not a family _________ bad behavior goes unpunished. in which (place)

Conclusion: We often use the relative adverb “where” to begin attributive clauses after nouns like “place”, “house”, “city”, “country”, “world”, etc.

why 7. I won’t listen to the reason _________ you didn’t do your homework. 8. This is the reason _________ my parents got home earlier. for which (reason) why (reason)

Conclusion: We use the relative adverb “why” to begin attributive clauses after “reason”.

“when” or “which”? 1. I still remember the days ________ we stayed together in Beijing. 2. I still remember the days ________ we spent together in Beijing. 3. I still remember the days ________ we enjoyed ourselves in Beijing. 4. I still remember the days ________ we enjoyed in Beijing. when which when which

“where” or “which”? 5. That blue house is the place ________ I lived yesterday. 6. That blue house is the place ________ I visited yesterday. 7. That blue house is the place ________ I paid a visit yesterday. 8. That blue house is the place ________ I paid a visit to yesterday. where which where which

“why” or “which”? 9. Do you know the reason ________ he told me the news last week? 10. Do you know the reason ________ he told me last week? 11. Do you know the reason ________ he was late this morning? 12. Do you know the reason ________ he was late for this morning? why which why which

Conclusion: The choice between relative pronouns and relative adverbs doesn’t depend on the antecedents before the atrributive clauses, but on the verbs or verb phrases in the attributive clauses.

Grammar and usage Relative adverbs: when, where and why

先行词所做成分是否可省略 when where why 关系副词的用法 不可省略 时间 地点 原因 状语 学易 35 页对比练习

Exercises: 1. If a shop has chairs________ women can park their men, women will spend more time in the shop. (05 上海 ) A. that B. which C. when D. where Tip: park their men in the chairs

Exercises: 2. Some pre-school children go to a day care center, ___they learn simple games and songs. (07 全国 ) A. then B. there C. while D. where Tip: learn simple games and songs in the day care center

Exercises: 4. They will fly to Washington, ______ they plan to stay for two or three days. (08 重 庆 ) A. where B. there C. which D. when Tip: plan to stay in Washington

Exercises: 5. The Science Museum, ______ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions. (08 江苏 ) A. which B. what C. that D. where Tip: visit the Science Museum

Exercises: 6. Anyway, that evening, ____ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place. (04 浙江 ) A. when B. where C. what D. which Tip: tell you more about that evening

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Fill in the blanks with “prep + relative pron”. 1. Do you remember the day _________ we left you in charge. 2. I often think of the moment _________ I saw the UFO. 3. I remember the time _________ Eric won that speech competition. 4. It rained the whole day __________ he travelled with his family. on which at which on which

Fill in the blanks with “prep + relative pron”. 5. The police searched the house _________ the thief had stayed. 6. Mike wants to work in a country _________ there are a lot of rainforests. 7. This is not a family _________ bad behavior goes unpunished. 8. The study is the place _________ I often have talks with my father. in which

Fill in the blanks with “prep + relative pron”. 9. I won’t listen to the reason _________ you didn’t do your homework. 10. This is the reason _________ my parents got home earlier. for which

where 引导的定语从句也可以修饰 case, situation, point 等先行词。 There are cases where this rule does not hold well. Can you think of a situation where this word can be used?

13. 当先行词是 way 时，并且 way 在从句中 充当方式状语时可用 ______________________________ 。 in which 、 that 或省略

Check I don ’ t quite understand the way _________________ you are dealing with this problem. I don ’ t like the way _______________ he speaks. (in which/that)

This is the teacher whose daughter is a famous doctor. =This is the teacher_________________ is a famous doctor. 1. 名词 + 介词 + 关系代词 the daughter of whom

Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase （花瓶）, _______ was very reasonable （合理的）. A. which price B. the price of which C. its price D. the price of whose (What about C?)

We have three foreign teachers, ___________are from Canada. ( 其中的两个） 2. 数词 + 介词 + 关系代词 ( 含基数词，序数词，分数和 百分数） two of whom

The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% _______ are sold abroad. A. of which B. which of C. of them D. of that (How about C?)

3. 代词 + 介词 + 关系代词 （代词有 all, both, none, neither, either, some, any 等） The old woman has two sons, __________ are teachers. （两个都是） both of whom

Last week, two persons came to see the house, ___________wanted to buy it. A. both of they B. neither of whom C. both of them D. all of whom (Think about C.)

4. 形容词最高级 + 介词 + 关系代词 China has thousands of islands, _______________ is Taiwan Island. （其中最大的） the largest of which

There are two buildings, ________ stands nearly a hundred feet high. A. the larger B. the larger of them C. the larger one that D. the larger of which

5. 介词 + 关系代词 + 名词 He spent four years in college, _____________ he studied medicine. （在那段时间内） during which time

In the office, I never seem to have time until after 5:30 p.m., _______ time many people have gone home. A. whose B. that C. on which D. by which

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