胡冰星
在復(fù)合句中修飾名詞、代詞,并由關(guān)系代詞或關(guān)系副詞所引導(dǎo)的從句叫定語從句,掌握定語從句的關(guān)鍵在關(guān)系詞.為幫助廣大中學(xué)生更好地掌握關(guān)系詞的用法,筆者特作以下整理歸納。
一、關(guān)系代詞的用法:引導(dǎo)定語從句的關(guān)系代詞有:who、whom、whose、which、that
1.who和whom
(1)who主格,代替人,即它的先行詞必須是人,在從句中做主語. whom 賓格,做賓語。
注:在從句中擔(dān)任賓格的whom,當(dāng)它的前面沒有介詞時,可用who 來代替.當(dāng)它的前面有介詞時,必須用賓格whom. 介詞+ whom
例如: Whats the name of the girl who often tells jokes?(做從句主語,只能用who)
Mr Li is a man who/whom I have the greatest respect for.
(做賓語,可用who或 whom )
Mr Li is a man for whom I have the greatest respect .(前有介詞,只能用whom )
2.whose既是who又是which的所有格,它既可以代人,也可以代物,相當(dāng)于:of whom或者of which.例如:
He is a scientist whose inventions have won international prize.
= The man is a scientist,the inventions of whom won international prize.
I looked at the picture whose colour was golden.
= I looked at the picture,the colour of which was golden.
3. which和 that
which指物,不能指人;that指物,有時也可以指人
下列情況下,只能that用引導(dǎo)定語從句:
(1)先行詞前面有形容詞最高級、序數(shù)詞、all、no、any、few、little、last、only、one of、very等詞修飾時:
例如:This is the best novel that I have read.(正)
This is the best novel which I have read.(誤)
(2)先行詞是all、everything、something、anything、nothing等不定代詞時。
例如:Is there anything that you want to say?
(3)以who、which引出的特殊疑問句中含有定語從句時。
例如:Who is the girl that was praised by her teacher?
Which is the bike that he lost?
(4)先行詞既有人又有物時。
例如:I dont know the things and persons that they are talking about.
(5)有兩個定語從句,其中一個關(guān)系代詞已用which,則另一個用that.
例如:Mr Zhang built up a factory which produced things that had never been seen before.
下列情況下,只能用which引導(dǎo)定語從句。
(1)在非限制定語從句中。例如:
The watch ,which I bought last week,doesnt work.
(2)當(dāng)關(guān)系代詞后面有插入語時。例如
Here is the English-English dictionary which,as I have told you,will help to improve your English.
(3)關(guān)系代詞前有介詞時。例如
This is the hotel in which you will stay.
(4) 如有兩個定語從句,其中一句的關(guān)系詞是that時.例如
Let me show you the magzine that I borrowed from the library which was newly open to us.
(5)先行詞本身是that時,例如:
The predicate is that which is said of the subject.
注:在限制性定語從句中,which和that代替物時,可通用。如:
The plane that/which has just taken off is ten minutes later.
二、關(guān)系副詞的用法 引導(dǎo)定語從句的關(guān)系副詞有:有where、when和why
1.先行詞是表地點的名詞(如 house、room、place),關(guān)系副詞用where,例如:
This is the place where I grow up.
2.先行詞是表時間的名詞(如time、week),關(guān)系副詞用when,例如:
She came here on the day when I was not at home.
3.reason后面用why,why不能引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句。例如
Thats the reason why she dislikes him.
4.關(guān)系副詞一般可以改為:介詞+which,例如:
This is the house where =(in which)he lived ten years ago.
5.關(guān)系代詞that有一種特殊用法,that在限制性定語從句中可以作狀語,代替where、when、why或“介詞+which”。例如:
三、如何選擇關(guān)系詞
選擇關(guān)系代詞與關(guān)系副詞的關(guān)鍵在從句中所充當(dāng)?shù)某煞?,如果關(guān)系詞在從句中作主語、賓語、表語、定語時,只能用關(guān)系代詞,如果關(guān)系詞在從句中作狀語(時間、地點、原因)則用關(guān)系副詞。