【名师点拨】
本专题主要讲解了定语从句的一些基本特点及用法,包括关系代词及关系副词,以及定语从句的分类等,另外也简单讲解了常见关系词的用法,比如高考中常考的that/which/as/who/whom/ whose/when/where/why.等,因此学习的重点是掌握常见关系词的用法。
一、定语从句的定义
定语可以由形容词,名词,代词,数词,分词,副词,不定式及介词短语,句子来担任。担任定语的句子称为定语从句(形容词性从句),作用相当于形容词,用来修辞名词,代词或者整个句子。而这些名词,代词或句子称为先行词。
引导词(关系词:引导定语从句;代替先行词;在定语从句中担当一个成分): 关系代词: that, which,as,who,whom,whose. 关系副词: when, where, why.
结构:先行词+关系词引导的定语从句 二、定语从句的分类 1. 限制性定语从句
先行词在意义上为不可缺少的定语,如果去掉,主句的意思就不完整或失去意义。这种从句和主句关系十分密切, 写时不用逗号分开。
I was the only person who was invited in my office. 我是唯一一个被邀请到他办公室的人 2. 非限制性定语从句
和主句关系不很密切,只是对先行词作些附加说明,如果去掉,主句的意思仍然清楚。这种从句, 写时往往逗号分开。
Jenny, with whom I played table tennis yesterday, lives in my next room. 昨天和我打乒乓球的詹妮,住在我的隔壁房间里。 三、常见关系代词的基本用法 1. that
可指人或物;在定语从句中作主语,宾语,表语。指人时,相当于who或 whom;指物时,相当于which。一般不用于非限制性定语从句; 不可置于介词后作宾语。如:
(1)A letter that/which is written in pencil is difficult to read. (主语) 用铅笔写的信很难读。
Do you know the gentleman that/who spoke just now? 你认识刚才说话的那位先生吗?
(2) You can take anything ( that) you like. (宾语) 你可以带走任何你喜欢的东西。
What is the question (that/which) they are talking about? 他们刚才讨论的问题的是什么?
Here is the man ( who/whom/that ) you want to see. 你想见的人就在这里。
(3)She's no longer the girl ( that) she used to be before.(表语) 她不再是以前的那个女孩了。
Our hometown is no longer the one (that) it used to be.
我们的家乡已不再是过去的那个了。(= Our hometown is not the same as it used to be.= Our hometown is different from what it used to be。= Our hometown is not what it used to be.)
2. which
指物;在定语从句中作主语,宾语。如:
(1)The book which/that was on the desk was bought by my father.(主语) 书桌上的那本书是我爸爸买的。
(2)The book (which/that) I bought yesterday is very interesting.(宾语) 我昨天买的那本书很有趣。 3. who, whom, whose
(1)who: 主格, 在从句中作主语,只可指人 (2)whom: 宾格,在从句中只能作宾语; 只可指人
(3)whose: 表所属关系,在从句中作定语。译为:某人的,某物的
(4)whose + 名词 =the + n. + of which (某物的) = he + n. + of whom (某人的) 【例句】
(1)I like the students who/that study hard. (主语) 我喜欢学习努力的学生。
The boy (that/ who / whom ) we saw yesterday is Tom. 我们昨天看到的男孩是汤姆。
(2)A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.(指人) 父母去世了的孩子叫做孤儿。(whose parents = the parents of whom) (3)I'd like a room whose window faces south. (指物)
我喜欢窗户朝南的房间。 注意:
① 关系代词作介词宾语 (在定语从句中,介词提前时,介词后:表人用 whom;表物用 which)
② 关系代词在定语从句中用作介词宾语时, 介词可放于从句之首, 也可放于从句之末. 但以放于句首较为正式(介词前置,.必须注意不影响动词词组的含义。关系代词who 和 that 用作介词宾语时, 介词必须放在句末。)
【例句】
The man (whom / who / that ) my mother is talking with is Mr Black.
正在和我妈妈谈话的男人是布莱克先生。(= The man with whom my mother is talking is Mr Black.)
This is the book for which you asked.
这就是你要找的那本书。(=This is the book (that/which) you asked for.) Do you know the person with whom I shook hands?
你认识和我握手的那个人吗?(= Do you know the person (whom/who/that) I shook hands with?)
The library from which we can borrow books is very big. 我们可以借书的图书馆很大。 4. as
as 引导定语从句, 在定语从句中作主语、宾语、表语)
(1)如为限制性的,多用于the same …as ; the same as(与……相同);such …as …(如此,这样); as many/much as(和……一样多);so/as …as(与……一样)等结构中。如:
I have the same book as you (have). 我有一本和你的一样的书。
Her attitude to him was quite the same as it had always been.
她对他的态度和以前一样。 (关系代词as和指示代词same连用, 在从句中用作表语, 先行词是same.)
---Why didn't you mention that in face of the police just now?
--- I thought it was such a minor detail as was hardly worth mentioning. ---你刚才为什么不在警察面前提起那件事呢? ---我认为这是一个微不足道的细节,不值一提。
We will only discuss such problems as have something to do with our own interests.
我们只会讨论与自己利益有关的问题。
比较:I live in the same house that he used to live in. 我住在他以前住过的那所房子里。 I'm wearing the same shirt as you wore yesterday. 我穿的衬衫和你昨天穿的一样。 比较:Here is so big a stone as no one can lift. (定语从句) Here is so big a stone that no one can lift it.(结果状语从句)
(2)如为非限制性的,as还可以单独引导一个定语从句,代替整个主句,这种定语从句可置于句首,句中或句尾,译为\正如,这一点\。(动词常为know, see, expect, point out, etc.)
As we all know, smoking is harmful to one's health . (as 作宾语) 众所周知,吸烟有害健康。
=As is known to all, smoking is harmful to one's health .(as 作主语) =It's known to all that smoking is harmful to one's health .
=Smoking is harmful to one's health , as we all know.(as 作宾语) =Smoking, as we all know, is harmful to one' health. He was a foreigner, as I knew from his accent.
我从他的口音知道,他是外国人。(宾语, 先行词是前面整个句子) 众所周知:As we all know,
As is well-know (to us all) It’s well-know (to us all) that… What is well-know is that… 5. when, where, why
关系副词(when, where, why)引导的定语从句,它们后面的句子完整,只缺状语,它们都可以等于介词+ which , 其中 why 只等于 for which。
(1)When 指时间,在定语从句中作时间状语。其先行词是表时间的名词(如:time, day, week, tear, month, etc.)
We will put off the picnic until next week, when the weather would be better. 我们将把野餐推迟到下周,那时天气会好一些。
注意:先行词为\时间名词\,可用when引导定语从句,when在定语从句中作状语;还可以用which或that 引导,which或that在从句中作主语或宾语。
比较: I still remember the day when /on which my brother joined the army.(作状语) 我还记得我哥哥参军那天。
I still remember the days which/that we spent together. (作V.谓语 spent 的宾语) 我仍然记得我们一起度过的日子。
Next winter which/that you'll spend in Harbin, will be exciting.(宾语) 你将在哈尔滨度过下一个冬天,将是令人兴奋的。 There are occasions when joking is not permissible. 有些场合不允许开玩笑。
(2)Where 指地点,在定语从句中作地点状语。其先行词是表示地点的名词,如:place, school, factory, room, etc.
This is the place where I was born. 这里是我出生的地方。
I live in the room where /in which he used to live. 我住在他曾住过的那个房间里。 注意:先行词是\地点名词\,定语从句可用where引导,还可用which或that引导,which/that 在从句中作主语或宾语。比较:
This is the factory where /in which he worked last year. (作状语) 这就是他去年工作的那家工厂。
This is the park which/that they visited last year. (作宾语) 这是他们去年参观过的公园。
(3)Why 指原因,在定语从句中作原因状语。先行词为reason 时,可用for which指代;当关系词在从句中作主语或宾语时,则用which或that 引导。如:
The reason why + 定语从句 is that + 表语从句 (……的原因是……) I don't believe the reason (that/which) he gave me. 我不相信他给我的理由。(作宾语)
He asked me the reason that can explain my success. 他问我能解释我成功的原因。(作主语) (That’s because + 原因) 那是因为……
He got up late. That's why he was late.(表语从句) (That’s why + 结果) 那是……的原因
(the reason) why/for which he was late. (定语从句)
★ 注:当先行词为way时,定语从句常用that, in which,或省略引导词。
way后的定语从句的引导词不用时较多。但如果关系词在句中作主语或宾语时,则用which或that 引导。比较:
This is the way (that) /(in which)I do such things. 这就是我做这些事情的方式。 Please do the experiment in the way(that/which)I have shown you. 请以我向你展示的方式做这个实验。
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