TheAttributiveClause定语从句1
Themanisaworker
Themanisspeakingatthemeeting
合并句子:Themanwhoisspeakingatthemeetingisaworker
概念:在复合句中修饰名词或代词的句子
(Attributiveclause)Maryisabeautifulgirl
Maryisagirlwhohaslonghair
形容词作定语句子作定语,修饰girl,叫做定语从句Maryisagirl
Maryhaslonghair
合并为一个句子Maryisagirlwhohaslonghair
先行词关系词定语从句Maryisagirlwhohaslonghair
关系代词关系副词which,who,whom,whose,thatWhere,when关系词作用1
代替先行词;2
2.它还在定语从句中担任一定的成分;3
同时连接先行词与它引导的定语从句
(把主句和从句连起来)关系代词在定语从句中代替主句中的先行词,所以它在一般情况下都跟在先行词之后,而且它的人称、数必须和先行词一致
关系词判断步骤:首先,要看先行词
如果先行词是指人,关系代词可用who,that,whom,whose
如果先行词指物,关系代词可用which或that;然后,要确定关系词在从句中的成分
请看下表先行词主格宾格所有格人who,thatwho(m),thatwhose物which,thatwhich,thatwhose,ofwhich最后,定语从句谓语动词和先行词一致
注:定语从句的时态不受主句的限制
Thewomanwho/thatspokeatthemeetingyesterdayismymother
(主句)Thewomanismymother
(叙述客观事实用一般现在时)(从句)Thewoman(who