Unit 4 Earthquakes
Section Ⅱ Grammar
语法指南
定语从句的关系词分为关系代词和关系副词。关系代词有that,which,who(宾格whom,所有格whose),其中that,which,who在从句中作主语或宾语,whom作宾语,whose用作定语。
1.that既可以指物,也可以指人,在定语从句中作主语或宾语,作宾语时可以省略,但不能跟在介词后引导定语从句。
The woman that burst out of the room just now was angry with you.
刚才冲出房间的那位女士生你的气了。(指人,作主语)
This is the novel that interests me.
这就是让我感兴趣的那本小说。(指物,作主语)
The magazine(that)I bought yesterday is lost.
我昨天买的那本杂志丢了。(指物,作宾语)
2.which用于指物,在从句中作主语或宾语,作宾语时可以省略,但跟在介词后引导定语从句时不能省略。
It is a country which has a short history.