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定语从句概述
形容词做定语与从句做定语比较
我不喜欢懒人。
I don’t like lazy people.
我不喜欢不守信用的人。
I don’t like people who never keep their word.
总结:形容词做定语,放在被修饰名词前面;完整的句子做定语,要放在被修饰的名词后面。
定语从句的两个重要概念
一 先行词
被定语从句所修饰的对象称为先行词。
I don’t like people who never keep their word.
二 关系词:重复指代先行词,起到连接从句和主句的关系,并且在定语从句中充当一定的成分的连接词称为关系词。
请找出定语从句,并指明先行词和关系词。
I like guys who aren’t too serious and who have a good sense of humor.
I am talking about friends who you can share almost everything with.
关系词在定语从句中充当的成分
关系词的功能之一就是重复指代先行词并且在从句中充当成分。
接下来从两个角度来谈定语从句:一是关系词在从句中能充当的各种不同的成分;二是关系词和先行词的对应关系,也就是不同的先行词要用不同的关系词来指代。
关系词用作从句的主语
The woman is a famous dancer and she lives next door.
The woman is a famous dancer who
(=and she) lives next door.
Who 既取代了代词she, 也取代了连词and 。 who 具有了代词和连词的作用。另外,定语从句一般要紧跟在它所修饰的名词之后。这个句子可以进一步改进成:The woman who lives next door is a famous dancer. (who 在从句中作主语)
I like guys and they have a good sense of humor.
I like guys who have a good sense of humor.
总结三点:1. 关系代词who 代替了人称代词(she, they) 之后,定语从句中就不能保留这些代词了。不能说:
I like guys who they have a good sense of humor. 2. 定语从句可以修饰主句中的任何一个名词。我们要关注关系词在定语从句中充当的成分。
The woman who lives next door is a famous dancer.
I like guys who have a good sense of humor.
3. 定语从句的谓语动词形式是由关系词所指代的先行词来决定的,而不取决于关系词本身。
关系词用作从句中动词的宾语
I’d really like to find a friend and I can trust him completely.
I’d really like to find a friend I can trust who (= and him)completely.
关系词要放在从句开头
I’d really like to find a friend who I can trust completely.
Who 在从句中作trust 的宾语。(改错题会在trust 后面加上him)
关系词在从句中用作介词的宾语。
I am talking about friends and you can share almost everything with them.
I am talking about friends you can share almost everything with who.
I am talking about friends who you can share almost everything with.
作宾语的关系词可以省略。
前面的例子中看到,关系词在定语从句中做主语和宾语的情况(动词的宾语,介词的宾语). 英语中有这样的习惯:做宾语的关系词可以省略,不论是动词宾语还是介词宾语。
I’d really like to find a friend I can trust completely. I am talking about friends you can share everything with.
改错
He is the man who he is teaching us English.
I’d really like to find a frie