Attributiveclauses•Maryisanicegirl
•Tomisacleverboy
•Maryisagirlwhoisnice
•Tomisaboywhoisclever
handsometallstrongboyclevernaughtyisTomTheboyisTom
TheboywhoishandsomeisTom
TheboywhoistallisTom
TheboywhoisstrongisTomTheboywhoiscleverisTomTheboywhoisnaughtyisTom
TheMainclause&theattributiveclause•Maryisastudentwhois21yearsold
()()•Hewholaughslastlaughsbest
()主句部分从句部分从句部分attributiveclause定语从句:修饰主句中名词或代词的从句叫做定语从句
antecedent先行词:被定语从句所修饰的名词或代词叫做先行词
relativepronoun&relativeadverb:引导定语从句的代词或副词叫做关系(代/副)词
Maryisastudentwhois21yearsold()()TheschoolwherehestudiedisinSuzhou
()()先行词先行词关系代词关系副词•That’sthedoctorwhooperatedontheseriouslywoundedman
先行词:doctor关系代词:who,引导从句;指代先行词doctor;在从句中充当主语Davidisakindperson
Healwayshelpsothers
DavidisakindpersonwhoalwayshelpsotherssubjectFunctionofrelativewordsintheattrib