一、关系代名词的功用 => 连接词+代名词
例:1. I have a friend. The friend lives in Paris. (我有一个朋友。他住在巴黎)
=> I have a friend and he lives in Paris.
=> I have a friend who lives in Paris. (who是关系代名词,a friend为先行词)
注意:语顺为先行词+关系代名词。但也有下列句子
例:1. There was an old man in the apartment who was very rich. (公寓里有一位非常富有的老人)
2. I met two girls, one of whom is my cousin. (我遇到了两个女孩,其中一个是我的表妹)
二、关系代名词的种类
主格 + V 所有格 + N 受格 + S +V +(介词)
先行词为人: who whose who(m)
先行词为事/物/动物: which whose which
先行词为人/事物/动物: that whose that
例:1. 主格+动词 => the man who talked to me.
2. 所有格+名词 => the man whose car was stolen.
3. 受格+主词+动词 => the man who(m) I met.
1. 主格的关系代名词
(1) 主格 who => 先行词(人) + 主格关系代名词(who) + 动词
例:1. The man is my father. The man wears sunglasses.
=> The man who wears sunglasses is my father. (戴墨镜的人是我父亲)
2. I don't like people. They get out of temper easily.
=> I don't like people who get out of temper easily. (我不喜欢容易发脾气的人)
(2) 主格 which => 先行词(事物/动物) + 主格关系代名词(which) + 动词
例:1. I live in the house. The house stands on the hill.
=> I live in the house which stands on the hill. (我住在山丘上的房子里)
2. English is a language. Is is spoken all over the world.
=> English is a language which is spoken all over the world. (英语是全世界通用的语言)
(3) 主格 that => 先行词(人/事物/动物) + 主格关系代名词(that) + 动词
例:1. People (who / that) help doctors and look after patients are called nurses. (帮助医生和照顾病人的人被称为护士)
2. I like the building (which / that) was designed by Mr.Wu. (我喜欢这栋被吴先生设计出来的大楼)
注意:主格的关系代名词其后所接的动词须与先行词一致
例:1. Tom is one of the boys who are fond of sports. (汤姆是喜欢运动的男孩之一)
2. I know a child who is good at surfing. (我认识一个擅长冲浪的孩子)
3. Adults don't like children who tell lies. (大人不喜欢说谎的孩子)
2. that 的不同用法
(1) 指示代名词 (那)
例:The weather in Kaohsiung is hotter than that in Taipei. (高雄的天气比台北热)
(2) 指示形容词
例:Look at that dog. (看看那只狗)
(3) 关系代名词
例:The boy that is playing the guitar is Jimmy. (弹吉他的男孩叫吉米)
(4) 连接词
例:I think that honesty is the best policy. (我认为诚实是最好的政策)
3. 所有格的关系代名词
所有格whose => 先行词(人,事物,动物) + 所有格关系代名词(whose) + 名词
例:1. I know a girl. Her father is a journalist.
=> I know a girl whose father is a journalist. (我认识一个女孩,她父亲是一名记者)
2. Look at the house. Its roof was damaged.
=> Look at the house whose roof was damaged. (看那屋顶受损的房子)
4. 受格的关系代名词
受格whom => 先行词(人) + 受格关系代名词(whom) + S + V + (介)
例:1. The man is a teacher. She married him.
=> The man whom she married is a teacher. (她嫁的男人是一名教师)
2. The woman has just left the office. You want to see her.
=> The woman whom you want to see has just left the office. (您想见的那位女士刚刚离开办公室)
受格which => 先行词(事物,动物) + 受格关系代名词(which) + S + V + (介)
例:1. Here is a magazine. I borrowed it from Miss Wang.
=> Here is a magazine which I borrowed from Miss Wang. (这是我从王老师那里借来的一本杂志)
2. Remember the advice. I gave you the advice.
=> Remember the advice which I gave you. (记住我给你的忠告)
受格that => 先行词(人,事物,动物) + 受格关系代名词(that) + S +V + (介)
例:1. The little girl is very cute. My dad is talking to her.
=> The little girl that my dad is talking to is very cute. (和我爸爸说话的小女孩非常可爱)
2. The sandwiches that we ate for lunch were not delicious. (我们午餐吃的三明治不好吃)
特别注意的关系代名词
(1) 受格的关系代名词可以省略
例:Soccer is the sport (which / that) I like the best (足球是我最喜欢的运动) (which或that可以省略)
(2) 介系词 + 受格关系代名词
例:1. The woman (whom / who / that) you are speaking of is our principal. (你说的那位女士是我们的校长)
=> The woman of whom you are speaking is our principal. (当介系词放在受格关系代名词前时,先行词是人时只能用whom,不能省略)
2. The train (which / that) I am waiting for is now half an hour late. (我等的火车晚点了半小时)
=> The train for which I am waiting is now half an hour late. (当介系词放在受格关系代名词前时,先行词是物时只能用which,不能省略)
(3) 关系代名词只能用that
① 先行词前有最高级
例:Today is the coldest day that we have ever experienced. (今天是我们经历过最寒冷的一天)
② 先行词前有序数
例:Kenny was the first boy that rushed out of the classroom. (肯尼是第一个冲出教室的男生)
③ 先行词为人、事物或动物同时出现
例:Take a look at the boy and his dog that are coming this way. (看看正朝这里走来的男孩和他的狗)
④ 先行词前有疑问词who、which时,避免重复
例:1. Who that has seen the photos of starving children does not want to help them? (看过饥饿儿童照片的人谁不想帮助他们?)
2. Which was the bag that you left in the train? (你落在火车上的包是哪个?)
⑤ 先行词有all、no、every、any、~thing、~one
例:1. All that students have to do is study hard. (学生们要做的就是努力学习)
2. She has everything that a woman could wish for. (她拥有女人想要的一切)
⑥ 先行词前有the only(唯一)、the same(一个样)、the very(正是)
例:1. He was the only one that trusted me. (他是唯一信任我的人)
2. This is the very novel that I've looked for. (这正是我一直在寻找的小说)
(4) 限定用法及非限定用法
① 限定用法 => 对先行词的内容加以限定
例:They had two daughters who became actresses. (他们有两个当演员的女儿)
② 非限定用法 => 对先行词不加限定,仅使句子连贯
例:They had two daughters, who became actresses. (他们有两个女儿,都成为了演员)
比较:
1. 限定 => 无逗号,可用that代替,受格关系代名词可以省略
例: The old man has a son (who / that) lives in Taipei. (老人有个儿子住在台北)
2. 非限定 => 有逗号,不可用that代替,受格关系代名词不能省略
例:1. The old man has a son, who lives in Taipei. (老人有个儿子,住在台北)
2. I, who am your best friend, certainly will help you. (我是你最好的朋友,当然会帮助你)
3. My brother, who is a dentist, is studying in the US. ( 我的哥哥是一名牙医,正在美国学习)
(5) 关系代名词的同义表现
① 名词 + 主格关系代名词 + V => 名词 + 现在分词(表主动)
例:There is a notice that says, "No parking". (有一张告示写着 "禁止停车")
=> There is a notice saying, "No parking".
② 名词 + 主格关系代名词 + beV + 过去分词 => 名词 + 过去分词(表被动)
例:This is a cake which was made by Mrs.White. (这是怀特夫人制作的蛋糕)
=> This is a cake made by Mrs.White.
③ 名词 + who + (have / has / had) => 名词 + (with / having)
例:She is a girl who has blond hair. (她是一个有着金色头发的女孩)
=> She is a girl having blond hair.
=> She is a girl with blond hair.
三. 修饰名词的字、片语、字句
1. 置于名词前的形容词、分词
① (一个字)形容词 + 名词
例:a red flower (一朵红花)
② (一个字) 现在分词 + 名词
例:a blooming flower (一朵盛开的花朵)
③ (一个字) 过去分词 + 名词
例:a fallen flower (一朵落花)
2. 置于名词后的形容词、形容词片语、形容词字句
① ~thing / ~body + 形容词
例: something interesting (某件有趣的事情)
② 名词 + 形容词片语(由介系词、分词、不定词引导)
例:1. The pen (on the desk) is mine. (桌上的笔是我的)
2. Will you give me a pen (which I can write with / to write with)? (请给我一支可以用它写字的笔)
3. He drew a cat sleeping on the chair. (他画了一只在椅子上睡觉的猫)
4. This is the window broken by Tom. (这是汤姆打碎的窗户)
③ 名词 + 形容词字句(由关系代名词引导)
例:Do you think the lady who wears a dress is pretty? (你觉得穿裙子的女士漂亮吗?)
句子可以根据之前所学转为:Do you think the lady wearing a dress is pretty? (用现在分词)
Do you think the lady in a dress is pretty? (用介系词)