TheAttributiveClause定语从句IntroductionAnattributiveclausemodifiesanouninthesamewaythatanadjectiveorprepositionalphrasedoes
Thenounitmodifiesiscalledanantecedent(先行词)
Tombelongstotheteamwhoarewearinggreen
先行词定语从句关系代词先行词和关系词的关系1
Aplaneisamachinethatcanfly
TheboywhobrokethewindowiscalledTom
Theboywhoseparentsaredeadwasbroughtupbyhisgrandfather
TheschoolwhereIstudyisfarfrommyhome
themachine=thattheboy=whotheboy’s=whoseintheschool=where关系代词实际上是先行词的复指关系词whose实际上是先行词的所有格关系副词实际上是介词+先行词Relatives(关系词)Theattributiveclausesareusuallyintroducedbyrelativepronouns(关系代词)likewhich,that,who,whom,asandwhose,orrelativeadverbs(关系副词)likewhere,whyandwhen
FunctionsIntheattributiveclausestherelativewordsusuallyfunctionasthe:subject,object,predicative,attribute,adverbialSubjectIdon’tknowthegirl
Thegirlisstandin