1、定语从句AttributiveClauseby---Jolin1．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。The man who is shaking hands with myfather is a policeman.（一）相关术语1．先行词：被定语从句修饰的词叫先行词。2．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等。关系词通常有下列三个作用：A、引导定语从句；B、代替先行
2、词；C、在定语从句中担当一个成分。例如：The man who is shaking hands with my fatheris 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 fromClass One. 正在踢足球的男孩是一班的。2．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.whom 在口语或非正式文体中常可用wh
3、o 来代替，也可省略The man ( whom / who )you met just now is my old friend.3.Which 指物，在定语从句中做主语或宾语，做宾语时常可省略。Football is a game which is liked by mostboys. 足球是大多数男孩所喜欢的运动。The factory which makes computers is far away from here. 制造计算机的那家公司离这儿很远。4．That 指人时，相当于who 或whom；指物时，相当于which.。在定语从句中作主
4、语或宾语，作宾语时常可省略。The number of people that / who come to visit this city each year reaches onemillion.Where is the man that / whom I saw this morning? 我今天早上看到的那个人在哪儿？5．Whose 通常指人，也可指物，在定语从句中做定语。I visited a scientist whose name is known all over the country.He has a friend whose fathe
5、r is a doctor. 他有一个爸爸当医生的朋友。I once lived in the house whose roof has fallen in. 我曾经住在那幢屋顶已经倒塌了的房子里。考查要点：关系词的选择解题技巧：1）确定先行词2）看先行词表示？人、物、时间、地点、原因？3）看先行词在从句中充当什么成分1.Thecomrade___isspeakingatthemeetingismyteacher.A.whomB.whichC.whoD.whose2.Heaskedustowatchcarefullyeverything___hedidi
