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Conservation
Unit 3
Lesson 1 Focus on language
Relative Clauses (4)
- Defining and Non-Defining Clauses
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1. Extinctions, where entire species are wiped out, are not unusual in our Earth's history.
2. These include the third mass extinction, known as the “Great Dying”, which killed 90% to 96% of all species.
3. And the fifth event, which occurred 66 million years ago, caused the death of the dinosaurs.
Have a
非限制性定语从句
Non-defining attributive clauses
1. 非限制性定语从句中关系词的使用规则;
2. 非限制性定语从句与限制性定语从句的异同。
(1) Beijing, which is the capital of China, has a very long history.
(2) This is New York, which I have visited for several times.
(3) He seems not to have grasped what I meant, which greatly upsets me.
(4) He was late again, which made the teacher very unhappy.
注:which引导的非限制性定语从句,其先行词可以是主句中的一个名词(指物),也可以是整个句子;which在从句中可作主语、宾语或定语等,不可省略。
which指Beijing,在从句中作主语
which指New York, 在从句作宾语,不可省略
which指前面的整个主句, 在从句作主语
which指前面的整个主句,在从句作主语
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(1) Taiwan belongs to China, as is known.
(2) Things will turn out contrary to one's wishes, as/which is often the case.
(3) As the saying goes, “A year's work begins with spring.”
注:as可以像which 一样引导一个定语从句修饰整个先行主句,而不是某一个单词,常常可以译为“正如,正像;这”。
as是关系词中唯一可以置于句首的关系词。
众所周知,台湾是属于中国的。
事与愿违,这是常有的事。
正如俗语所说,一年之计在于春。
(1) The car,____________ I paid a lot of money, is now out of date.
(2) I suggest you go to a specialist, _______________ you can get answers to most of your questions.
(3) In this chapter, one of our problems is to discover the principles ______________ these tests are based.
2. 介词 + 关系代词也可引导非限制性定语从句,但在这种定语从句中,介词通常前置,关系代词也不可省略。
for which
from whom
on which
(1) St Petersburg,________ is a very beautiful city, was once called Leningrad.
(2) Yesterday I met Li Ping, __________ seemed to be verybusy.
(3) He came to the United States in 1914, _______World War Ⅰ broke out.
(4) Singapore, ____________ I have lived ten years, is a nice place.
(5) The Queen will visit the town in May, ___________ she will open th