(一)定义及相关术语1
定语从句:修饰某一名词或代词的从句叫定语从句
定语从句一般紧跟在它所修饰的先行词之后
先行词:被定语从句修饰的词叫先行词
关系词: 引导定语从句的词叫关系词
关系词有关系代词和关系副词关系代词有 : that, which, who, whom, whose,as 等关系副词有 : when, where, why 关系词通常有下列三个作用:A
引导定语从句; B
代替先行词; C
在定语从句中担当一个成分
The man who is shaking hands with my father is a policeman
(二)关系代词引导的定语从句1
who 指人,在定语从句中作主语
The boys who are playing football are from Class One
Those who want to go to the museum must be at the school gate at 7 tomorrow morning
Yesterday I helped an old man who had lost his way
That is the teacher who teaches us physics
whom 指人,在定语从句中做宾语,常可省略
Mr Liu is the person ( whom ) you talked about on thebus
Li Ming is just the boy ( whom ) I want to see
The professor ( whom ) you are waiting for has come
The girl ( whom ) the teacher often praises is our monitor