定义: 在主从复合句中作定语的从句称之为定语从句
定语从句常常放在所修饰的名词或代词后面
被修饰的名词或代词叫做先行词
1 作用 引导从句,作为从句开始的标志; 代替先行词; 在从句中充当一定成分
2 分类 关系代词: who, whom, whose, that, which, as 关系副词: when, where, why定语从句中的关系词没有疑问意义;What 不能用来引导定语从句
Who: 指“人”,在定语从句中做主语或宾语Eg: The man who is sitting there is my brother
Whom: 指“人”,在定语从句中做宾语Eg: The girl whom he is speaking to is my sister
The girl to ____ he is speaking is my sister
Whose: 指“人的”或“物的”,在定语从句中做定 语,其后必须有名词存在
Eg: The girl whose hair is red is my sister
The room whose window faces south is mine
The man, for____ life is difficult, is very kind
whom B
whose C
who Which: 指“物”,在定语从句中作主语或宾语Eg: The book which is on the table is mine
The book about which you talked is cheap
He failed again, which made me unhappy
That: 指人或物,在定语从句中作主语、宾语或表语Eg: All that glitters is no