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第十九章 定语从句
在复合句中修饰名词或代词的从句叫做定语从句。被定语从句修饰的名词或代词叫先行词。用来引导定语从句的词叫关系词,分为关系代词和关系副词。定语从句一般放在先行词之后。
定语从句分为限制性定语从句和非限制性定语从句两种。限制性定语从句是句中不可缺少的组成部分,如果没有从句,先行词的意思不明确,主句也不完整,从句和主句之间一般不用逗号分开。限制性定语从句中的关系代词有时可以省略。非限制性定语从句是对主句先行词的补充说明,没有从句并不影响主句意思的明确或完整。这种从句一般用逗号与主句分开。非限制性定语从句中的关系代词不可省略。
一、关系代词的选用
英语中的关系代词有who,whom,whose,which,that和as。它们的用法如下。
(一)who,whom的用法
who和whom指人,在从句中分别作主语、宾语作动词宾语时常被省掉,在口语中可用who代替whom。如:
The foreigner who visited our class yesterday is from Canada.昨天访问我班的那个外宾是加拿大人。(作主语)
Anybody who breaks the rules is punished.谁要是违犯了这些规则谁就要受到处罚。(作主语)
The boy(whom)we saw yesterday was John's brother.我们昨天见到的那个男孩是约翰的弟弟。(作宾语)
(二)which的用法
which指物,在从句中作主语或宾语,作宾语时在非正式语体中可以省略。如:
They needed a plant Which dn't need as much water as rice.他们需要一种不像水稻那样需要水的作物。(作主语)
It is used to record the tickets(which) passengers buy.它用来记录乘客所购买的车票。(作宾语)
(三)whose的用法
whose指人或物,在从句中作定语,指物时常可用of which取代。如:
That's the man whose house was burned down.那就是住房被烧的人。
The building whose roof we can see from here is a hotel.在我们这儿望得见房顶的那座房子是一家旅馆。
(四)that的用法
that多指物,有时也指人,在从句中作主语或宾语。作宾语时,在非正式语体中常省略。如:
Corn is a useful plant that can be eaten by both people and animals.
玉米是一种有用的作物,人、畜均可食用。(指物,作主语)
The car(that)my uncle had just bought was destroyed in the earthquake.
我叔叔刚买的那辆汽车在地震中被毁坏了。(指物,作宾语)
The girl(that)we saw yesterday was Jim's sister.我们昨天看到的那个姑娘是吉姆的姐姐。(指人,作宾语)
Who is the man that is reading over there?在那边看书的人是谁?(指人,作主语)
(五)as的用法
as引导限制性定语从句通常构成such...as或the same...as
固定搭配,as在从句中可作主语、表语或宾语。如:
I should like to use the same tool as you used yesterday.我想用你
昨天使用的那种工具。(作宾语)
Many of the sports were the same as they are now.过去的许多运
动项目同现在的一样。(作表语)
Repeat this as often as is necessary.根据需要反复这样做。(作主语)
教你巧学巧记:
定语从句用法巧记歌诀
主句型,从句型,两种句子要完整。
从句紧靠先行词,系词引导要弄清。
定人用who或whom,定物which当先用。
关系代词有that,定人定物有本领。
定时间要用when,定地点where行。
关系代(副)词作成分,唯作宾语可以省。
[注意1]that和which的用法异同
1)相同点
这两个关系代词引导定语从句时,都可以指物;在从句中都可作主语或宾语;作宾语时都可省略。如:
The train that ( which ) has just left is for Shanghai. (作主语)刚开的那列火车是去上海的。
The film that(which) we