一、基本结构与引导词
关系代词:
who(主格/宾格)、that
- 例:The girl who is making a speech right now is our monitor.(先行词:girl,关系代词who作主语)
- 例:The man whom you are waiting for has gone home.(先行词:man,关系代词whom作宾语)
关系副词:
whose(定语)、when(时间)、where(地点)、why(原因)
- 例:This is the house whose windows face the south.(先行词:house,关系副词whose作定语)
- 例:The day when we met was unforgettable.(先行词:day,关系副词when作定语)
二、典型用法与注意事项
关系代词替代规则 - 作主语:who, that
- 作宾语:who, whom, that
- 省略情况:关系代词作宾语时可省略
- 例:I’ve worked with the wonderful people who make work enjoyable.(who作主语,可省略)
关系副词用法
- 修饰时间:when(如:The meeting that started at 3 PM)
- 修饰地点:where(如:The restaurant where we had dinner)
- 修饰原因:why(如:The reason why he was late is unknown)
三、复杂结构扩展
嵌套定语从句
- 例:The book that I borrowed from the library, which was written by a famous author, is fascinating.(包含两个定语从句,第一个关系代词that,第二个关系代词which)
非限制性定语从句
- 例:Tom, the boy who helped you yesterday, is my neighbor.(用逗号与主句分隔,关系代词who指代Tom)
四、易混淆点辨析
that与which: that可指人或物,which仅指物 whose
通过以上例句和解析,可系统掌握修饰人的定语从句的用法,提升英语表达的准确性和丰富性。