<例句>
I still remembei the day when she was killed.
我仍記得她被害的那一天。
<語法分析>
在由when,where,why和how等詞引導(dǎo)的定語從句時,它們分別指前面先行詞所表示的時間、地點、原因和
方式,否則引導(dǎo)的就不是定語從句。定語從句主語和謂語的一致性決定于先行詞的數(shù),關(guān)系代詞如指前面
的整個句子時,謂語動詞用單數(shù)。定語從句可轉(zhuǎn)化為分詞短語,如果因為時態(tài)的限制或含有情態(tài)動詞的時
候,則不可以轉(zhuǎn)換。
<觸類旁通>
(1)The girl with whom you work is his sister.
和你一起工作的女孩是他的妹妹。
語法分析:關(guān)系代詞作介詞的賓語,介詞可前置
(2)They arrived at a farm house,in front of which sat a little girl.
他們來到一家農(nóng)舍前,農(nóng)舍前坐著個小女孩。
語法分析:如關(guān)系代詞作介詞短語的賓語,這個短語只能前置
(3)That was the meeting during which I kept falling asleep.
就在那個會議上我總是不停地打瞌睡。
語法分析:先行詞是定語從句中介詞的賓語時,介詞可前置
(4)Here is a letter from the Whites,who want to come to London.
有一封懷特夫婦來的信,他們要來倫敦。
語法分析:定語從句主語和謂語的一致性決定于先行詞的單復(fù)數(shù)
(5)He is a strange character who dislike parties.
他是個奇怪的人,不喜歡社交。
語法分析:先行詞如果是人稱性的,關(guān)系代詞用who,否則用which
<鞏固練習(xí)>
(1)He built a telescope through _______ he could study the skies
(2)The fox by ______ the chicks were killed was shot.
(3)She works in a factory,at the back of ______ there is a river.
(4)The names,of ______ she remembered some were all strange to me.
(5)The girl on the right of ______ sat a young man was a woman driver.
(6)The fact _____ you pointed out made me interested.
(7)That is the house ______ the boy was born.
(8)He doesn't know the reason ______ she was absent.
(9)He is one of the engineers who _____[be] experts in German.
(10)The committee who ______[be] responsible for it were all punished.
(11)She admires those ______ succeed.
<參考答案>
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(9)are (10)were (11)who