Adjective clauses 定语从句讲义-2024届高三英语一轮复习

Adjective Clauses Adjective clauses (also called relative clauses) · are dependent clauses (cannot stand alone) · give more information about a noun or sentence · sometimes have commas, sometimes not · can directly follow the noun they give information about E.g. 1) Vancouver’s weather, which is not very good, doesn’t bother people. · or come at the end of a sentence they give information about E.g. 2) He passed his exam, which surprised me. Non-restrictive/non-identifying adjective clauses · If you know the thing or person you will give more info about: → The adjective clause is non-restrictive/non-identifying = not necessary to identify the person or thing in main clause; it’s just more/extra information E.g. 3) My mother, who loves CSI, won’t miss a show. · you have only ONE mother and you know her, so the extra information is not necessary use commas to separate the adjective clause Restrictive/identifying adjective clauses · Not clear who the person or the thing is that you are discussing · The adjective clause is restrictive/identifying = necessary to identify the person or thing in main clause E.g. 4) The man whom I saw at Safeway must have been drunk. · There are many men in the world. Which one are you referring to? the one at Safeway don’t use a comma because the information is important and can’t be left out 1) Adjective clause with relative pronoun as subject – subject pattern · relative pronoun (who, which, that) in adj. clauses makes connection to noun in main clause · relative pronoun acts as subject in adj. clause · verb in adj. clause must agree with noun in main clause who which (subject) + verb that →who (restrictive and non-restrictive/non-identifying) E.g. 5) My mother, who is a good cook, prefers to eat at restaurants. →which (non-restrictive/non-identifying) E.g. 6) BC universities, which are good schools, have many students. →that (restrictive) (for things, not people) E.g. 7) The bus that goes