定语从句theAttributiveClause定语从句在句中做定语,修饰一个名词或代词
被修饰的名词或代词为先行词
定语从句在先行词之后,由关系代词或关系副词引导
Heisthemanwho/thatwantstoseeyou
先行词关系代词限制性和非限制性定语从句1)限制性定语从句与先行词关系密切,去掉它主句意思往往不明确;非限制性定语从句是对先行词的补充说明,它与主句之间通常用逗号分开,例如:Shefoundthenecklacethatshelosttwoweeksago
YesterdayImetLiPing,wholookedverytired
(限制)(非限制)关系代词有who,whom,whose,that,which,as关系副词有when,where,why1、who,whom,that先行词是表示人的名词或代词ShelookedatJeff,whowaswavinghisarms
(who在从句中作主语)Luckilynoneofthepeople(whom/that/who)Iknowwerekilledintheearthquake
(whom/that/who在从句中做宾语)2)Whose用来指人或物,在从句中作定语
指物时,相当于ofwhich
例如:Doyouknowtheboywhoseparentsareonholiday
Ilikethebookwhosecoverisblue
(=Ilikethebookthecoverofwhichisblue
=Ilikethebookofwhichthecoverisblue
)3)which,that代替的先行词是表示事物的名词或代词
Myparentsliveinahousewhich/thatismorethan100yearsold
(which/that在从句中作主语)Yesterda