《商务英语语法》11-Relative Clause.pptVIP

Introduction A relative clause is a clause that is introduced by a relative word--either by a relative pronoun or by a relative determiner (whose) or by a relative adverb. Relative Clause 专四例题 1. My uncle is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is no longer the man ______ he was fifteen years ago. (2011, 51) A. which B. whom C. who D. that √ 2. I was very interested in ______ she told me. (2009, 56) A. all that √ B. all which C. all what D. that 3. The party, ______ I was the guest of honor, was extremely enjoyable. (2006, 53) A. by which B. for which C. to which D. at which √ 4. Above the trees are the hills, ______ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface. (2003, 53) A. where B. of whose C. whose √ D. which 5. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ______ is something we had not expected. (2003, 61) A. which √ B. it C. that D. what 6. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ______ he was twenty years ago. (2003, 62) A. which B. that √ C. who D. whom I. Restrictive and nonrestrictive relative clauses 1) Restrictive relative clauses All the books that have pictures in them were sent to the little girl. 2）Nonrestrictive relative clauses His speech, which bored everyone, went on and on. II. Choice of relative words 1）Choice of relative pronouns in restrictive clauses a) Is there anything (that) I can do for you? all, much, little, everything, nothing, anything that b) The smallest living things that can be seen under a microscope are bacteria. smallest, etc that C)当先行词被no, every, some, any, only, very, much 等修饰时, 常用that 引导: This is the very book that I have been looking for. There is no person that doesnt make mistakes. That’s the only thing that we can do now. d) They are talking about the teachers and schools that they have visited. L