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Unit 6 At One with Nature
Using language-Grammar
Attributive Clauses
Review relative adverbs in attributive clauses
(定语从句).
关系副词
成分
先行词
when
作时间状语
表时间的名词
where
作地点状语
表地点的名词
why
作原因状语
reason(s)
… they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.
… these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value.
a
b
Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. (P86)
Q1. What do “which” and “whom” refer to in
each sentence?
Q2. Why do we use prepositions before “which” and “whom”?
Q2: Because “which” and “whom” serve as the object of the action phrases(作为动作短语的宾语) that end with a preposition(介词).
Q3: Yes.
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Q3. In sentence (a), can we replace “in which” with “where” without changing the meaning?
… they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.
… these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value.
a
b
... they could increase the areas. They could grow crops in these areas.
...these terraces still mean a lot to the local people. Traditions hold much value for them.
c
d
Compare and answer the questions.
4. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences?
5. Why does the author choose to use sentences (a) and (b) in the reading passage?
Q4: Sentences (a) and (b) both contain a clause defining a noun in the sentence(包含一个定义名词的从句).
Sentence (c) and (d) are constructed with a pair of simple sentences(由简单句构成), with one defining a noun in the other sentence(在另一个句子中定义名词) in each pair.
Q5: Because there is a closer link and connection(紧密联系) between the item and the clause defining it in sentences (a) and (b). It will also make the passage clearer(使文章更清晰), and create an emphatic effect(创造强调效果) on the objects being defined.
Structure of Attributive clauses
介词 +
关系代词
指人
指物
介词 + whom
介词 + which
a preposition+ whom/which
1. Do you like the book which she often talks?
about
She often talks _______ the book.
about
Tips ①: 根据定语从句中谓语动词与介词的搭配
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