职称英语综合类考试:
定语从句(Attributive Clause)这是出现在阅读题型中最多的从句!重要!
定语从句:在句中做定语,修饰一个名词或代词。
先行词:被定语从句修饰的名词,词组或代词。
关系词:引导定语从句的词;一般紧跟在先行词后引出定语从句。分为关系代词和关系副词。
关系代词有:who, whom, whose, that, which等。
关系副词有:when, where, why等。
关系词常有3个作用:1,引导定语从句。2,代替先行词。3,在定语从句中担当一个成分。
例如:
Once upon a time, there was a king (who had a small kingdom)。
先行词 关系词
For one thing, the tigers ( that were kept in the zoo) were often used in court.
先行词 关系词
There came out a young lady ( whose hair was golden)。
先行词 关系词
They would meet on the night ( when there was a full moon in the sky)。
关系代词引导的定语从句
关系代词在定语从句中作主语时,从句谓语动词的人称和数要和先行词保持一致。
(1) A teacher is a person who passes knowledge to the student.
(2) The book that is on the desk was written by Yao Ming.