1、聚焦定语从句
——“限制性定语从句和非限制性定语从句”篇
例句呈现
读下面的句子,看一看各句中的定语从句有什么相同或不同的地方。
1. After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town where he grew up as a child.
2. Which is the book (that) you want to read?
3. The college, where he studied for four years, is a famous one.
4. Mr. Brown is
2、 my English teacher, who came to China last year.
5. Beijing, which is the capital of China, has a very long history.
6. He said that he had never seen her before, which was not true.
7. Last night he sang a love song, which he must have learnt in his youth.
小结归纳
句1和句2中的定语从句是我们熟悉的限制性定语从句,它是用来修
3、饰和限制先行词的,是复合句中不可缺少的组成部分,若将它去掉,主句就会不完整或失去意义。而句3、4、5、6、7中的定语从句和先行词用逗号分开了,我们把这样的定语从句叫做非限制性定语从句,它在句中起补充说明的作用,可以省略。非限制性定语从句的引导词一般不用that,指代“人”时用who或whom(如:句4),指代“物”时用which(如:句5),还可用when, where等关系副词(如:句3)。
注意: which不仅仅可以指代某个名词或代词,还可以指代前面的整个主句或主句的一部分内容(如:句6)。另外,在非限制性定语从句中,作宾语的关系代词不可以省略(如:句7);而在限制性定语
4、从句中,作宾语的关系代词可以省略(如:句2)。
即学即用
1. Chan’s restaurant on Baker Street, _______ used to be poorly run, is now a successful business.
(浙江2007)
A. that B. which C. who D. where
2. Jim passed the driving test, _______ surprised everybody in the office.
(浙江2005)
A. which B. that C. t
5、his D. it
3. Her sister has become a lawyer, _______ she wanted to be. (湖北2005)
A. who B. that C. what D. which
4. Anyway, that evening, _______ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place.
(浙江2004)
A. when B. where C. what D. which
5. York, _______ last year, is a nice old city. (北京2003)
A. that I visited B. which I visited
C. where I visited D. in which I visited
Key: 1-5 BADDB