定語從句的語法使用

定語從句

定語從句的語法使用

定語從句(Attributive Clauses)在句中做定語,修飾一個名詞或代詞,被修飾的名詞,詞組或代詞即先行詞。定語從句通常出現在先行詞之後,由關係詞(關係代詞或關係副詞)引出。

關係代詞有:who, whom, whose, that, which等。

關係副詞有:when, where, why等。

一、關係代詞引導的定語從句

關係代詞所代替的先行詞是人或物的名詞或代詞,並在句中充當主語、賓語、定語等成分。關係代詞在定語從句中作主語時,從句謂語動詞的人稱和數要和先行詞保持一致。

1)who, whom, that

這些詞代替的先行詞是人的名詞或代詞,在從句中所起作用如下:

Is he the man who/that wants to see you? 他就是想見你的人嗎?(who/that在從句中作主語)

He is the man whom/ that I saw yesterday. 他就是我昨天見的那個人。(whom/that在從句中作賓語)

2)Whose

用來指人或物,(只用作定語, 若指物,它還可以同of which互換),例如:

They rushed over to help the man whose car had broken down. 那人車壞了,大家都跑過去幫忙。

Please pass me the book whose (of which) cover is green. 請遞給我那本綠皮的書。

3)which, that

它們所代替的先行詞是事物的名詞或代詞,在從句中可作主語、賓語等,例如:

A prosperity which / that had never been seen before appears in the countryside. 農村出現了前所未有的繁榮。(which / that在句中作賓語)

The package (which / that) you are carrying is about to come unwrapped. 你拿的.包快散了。(which / that在句中作賓語)

二、關係副詞引導的定語從句

關係副詞可代替的先行詞是時間、地點或理由的名詞,在從句中作狀語。

1)when, where, why

關係副詞when, where, why的含義相當於"介詞+ which"結構,因此常常和"介詞+ which"結構交替使用,例如:

There are occasions when (on which) one must yield. 任何人都有不得不屈服的時候。

Beijing is the place where (in which) I was born. 北京是我的出生地。

Is this the reason why (for which) he refused our offer? 這就是他拒絕我們幫助他的理由嗎?

2)that代替關係副詞

that可以用於表示時間、地點、方式、理由的名詞後取代when, where, why和"介詞+ which"引導的定語從句,在口語中that常被省略,例如:

His father died the year (that / when / in which) he was born. 他父親在他出生那年逝世了。

He is unlikely to find the place (that / where / in which) he lived forty years ago. 他不大可能找到他四十年前居住過的地方。