定语从句:在复合句中修饰并限定名词或代词的从句。这个名词或代词称为“先行词”,而引导定语从句的词称为“关系词”。定语从句置于先行词的后面。如: He is the man who/that wants to see you. 他就是想见你的那个人。 在上句中,the man 是先行词,who/that 是关系词,who/that 引导的定语从句修饰the man。 一、关系词的选用与判断 正确选择关系词是掌握定语从句的关键。关系词的选择取决于先行词和关系词在定语从句中所充当的句子成分。关系词一共有九个,它们在从句中的用法如下表。 He is the man whom/that I saw yesterday.(whom/that在从句中作宾语) Please pass me the book whose cover is green.(whose 在从句中作定语) The package which/that he was carrying was mine.(which/that在从句中作宾语) We are facing the same problems as we did years ago.(as在从句中作宾语) There are occasions when one must yield.(when在从句中作状语) Beijing is the place where I was born.(where在从句中作状语) Is this the reason why he refused our offer?(why在从句中作状语) 二、限制性定语从句与非限制性定语从句 1.限制性定语从句:从句与主句关系密切,去掉定语从句,主句意义不完整,甚至不合逻辑。 |