Attributive clause

Harry Potter

a boy with glasses

a boy who is brave and wearing glasses

a brave boy

attributive( 用来修饰名词的成

分 )

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?Who are you?

I am an astronaut.

An astronaut is a person.

He works and travels in space.

An astronaut is a person. He works and travels in space.

who

You are looking for a teacher.

The teacher is in the classroom.

The teacher _________you are looking for is in the classroom

whom

I was sent into the sky by a space craft.

A space craft is a vehicle ( 运载工具 ). 　It can travel in space.

A space craft is a vehicle __________ can travel in space.that / which

Do you see the house

Its windows are all open.

Do you see the house whose windows are all open

When did you come here?

When did you come here?

When did you come here?

When did you come here?

I came here on Oct. 15, 2003.

It was the day ______ I was sent into the sky.

when

Where do you work and live?

Where do you work and live?

Where do you work and live?Where do you work and live?

space capsule

I work and live in a space capsule.

It is a place ______ an astronaut works and lives.

where

1. An astronaut is a person who works and travels in space.

2. A space craft is a vehicle that / which can travel in space.

3. A space capsule is a place where an astronaut works.

4. 15th Oct. 2003 was the day when Yang Liwei was sent into the sky.

antecedent 先行词

relative pronoun

关系代词

relative adverb关系副词

antecedent 先行词

1. 定义：又称形容词性从句，在复合句中修饰名词或代词，起定语作用。

2. 先行词：被定语从句修饰的名词或代词。3. 关系代词 /关系副词：引导定语从句的词。关系代词

关系副词

which, that, who, whom, whose 等

where, why, when

在定语从句中作主语、宾语、定语和表语

在定语从句中作状语

Relative pronouns

Relative adverbs

S=subject, P=predicate, O=object, Attr=attributive, Adv=adverbial

China will successfully carry out

the Olympic Games in August

which will become the venue of harmony, cooperation and victory for all the world.

S P

O Advrelative pronoun

Attr clause

Main clause

In the attributive clauses, the relative words usually function as

subject, object, predicative, attribute, and adverbial.

Read the article on P9 and underline the attributive clauses in it.

课本练习

定语从句专项练习一．单项选择 定语从句的用法1. This is the bag _____ my mother bought yesterday. A. that B. who C. whom D. this2. The man _____ lives next to us is my English teacher. A. whom B. which C. who D. /3. The girl _____ you saw in the street is Mary. A. that B. whose C. which D. as4. Is this the factory _____ a lot of students visited yesterday? A. the one B. which C. who D. whom5. Is this factory _____ a lot of students visited yesterday? A. the one B. that C. which D. /6. The only language _____ is easy to learn is the mother tongue. A. which B. that C. / D. it7. The girl handed everything _____ she had picked up in the street to the police. A. which B. in which C. that D. all

8. _____ cleans the blackboard should be praised. A. That B. Who C. The one who D. The students who9. Please show me the book _____ you bought yesterday. A. which B. whom C. whose D. this10. This is the best book _____ I have been looking for all this year. A. who B. whom C. which D. /11. This is the only article of these that _____ written by him. A. was B. were C. is D. are12. The man _____ was here just now is a doctor. A. whom B. who C. / D. he13. The boy _____ has two lovely dogs. A. who live next door B. which lives next door C. whom lives next door D. that lives next door14. Those _____ made no mistakes in today’s exercises please raise your hands. A. which B. whom C. that D. who

15. Don’t go in, this is the shop _____ we have just been _____. A. /, to B. that, / C. where, to D. which, there16. He is the most careful boy _____ I know. A. what B. which C. as D. ./ 17. This is the school _____ Mr. Smith once taught. A. in that B. when C. where D. there18. Have you visited the house _____ the famous scientist was born? A. where B. in that C. that D. which19. The factory _____ Mr. Li used to work was closed last week. A. when B. where C. that D. which20. Do you still remember the day _____ we first met? A. that B. when C. what D. on that21. The time _____ we studied together is not easily forgotten. A. when B. that C. where D. in which22. October 1,1949 is the day _____ we’ll never forget. A. when B. that C. where D. in which

23. October 1,1949 was the day _____ the People’s Republic of China was founded. A. which B. when C. where D. in which 24. Is this the shop _____ sells children’s clothing? A. which B. where C. in which D. what25. Is this museum _____ they visited last month? A. that B. which C. where D. the one26. I still remember the sitting-room _____ my mother and I used to sit in the evening. A. what B. which C. that D. where

Paragraph 1 ：David was one of the most helpful students that we ever had. (The antecedent: the most helpful students; the relative pronoun: that, used as the object in the clause)In 1998, he went to Oxford University where he got interested in Chinese culture. (The antecedent: Oxford University; the relative adverb: where, used as the adverbial in the clause)Paragraph 2: Some of the cities in China which he likes most are Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin and Nanjing. (The antecedent: some of the cities; the relative pronoun: which, used as the object in the clause)

Most of the students that he taught have become his friends. (The antecedent: most of the students; the relative pronoun that, used as the object in the clause)Paragraph 3 ： Some of the books were gifts that he got from his Chinese friends and students.(The antecedent: gifts, the relative pronoun: that, used as the object in the clause)The paintings that David donated to the school are being displayed in the assembly hall. (The antecedent: the paintings; the relative pronoun: that, used as the object in the clause)

1.原来的学生 / 老师 / 同学

2.对…开始感兴趣

3.发展在…方面的兴趣

4.从…毕业

5.把…捐给

6.献血者

7.嘉宾发言人

8.发表演讲

• Former student returns from China. P9 former students/ teachers

get interested in…

develop an interest in

graduate from

donate (v)… to …

blood donor (n.)

guest speaker

make a speech