Grammar and usage

Attributive clauses

Try to find the attributive clauses in the following sentences:

1. Tachers are professionals who/ that work in schools, colleges and universityies.

2. A secretary is a person whom/ who/ that a visitor first meets before seeing the boss.

3. Surgeons operate on sick people and repair the organs that/ which no longer work properly.

4. They may want to get the same kind of clothes these fashiion models wear.

5. A chef is the person whose job is to plan the meals, buy the food, and cook the meals in a restaurant.

(A)the relative pronouns in the above sentences ________________________________

(B) the antecedents in the above sentences ______________________________________

(C) Choose the best answer.

1. An attributive clause modifies (修饰) _____. A. a noun or a pronoun B. a verb

2. Which relative pronouns refer to a thing? And which to a person? Match each relative pronoun with A or B.

(A) (B)

1) who

2) whom A. a thing

3) that

4) which B. a person

5) whose

3. A relative pronoun often comes ________ of a clause. A. at the beginning B. at the end

4. We usually put an attributive clause ______ the modified noun or pronoun.

Conclusion

1. 定语从句修饰 ______________________

2. 定语从句通常紧跟________________________

3. 当关系代词在句中作________________, 关系代词可以省略，如 第___________句

4． 定语从句的关系代词如下：

主格 宾格 所有格

指代人 __________________ ________________ _____________________

指代物 __________________ ________________ _____________________

Practice

I. Fill in the blanks with who, whom or whose

1. This is the man ____________ teaches us chemistry.

2. Is this the woman _______________ you want to see?

3. Those are the parents _______________ children are studying at Beijing University.

4. Do you know the man _____________ son is in the UK?

5. This is the student ______________ we should all learn form.

6. I don't think Miss Zhang was the teacher ____________ has given you the good advice on how to learn Chinese well.

7. Those ______________ are in favour of the plan please raise your hands

8. the classroom _________________ windows face south is ours.

9. The old man ________________ we visited last week has come to see you.

10. The teachers _____________ the students are talking with over there come from Australian.

The children _____________ school work hasn't done yet should finish it after class.