pronouns and relative adverbs, the attributive clauses.

Step 4: Exercise.

Read the article in page 9 quickly to underline the attributive clauses you find.

There are 5 sentences in all.

Then, teacher explains some language points in this article.

1. David was one of the most helpful students that we ever had.

Compare: ---She is one of the few girls who have passed the examination.

---Mr. Here is the only one of the foreign experts who is in our works.

2. Upon finishing his studies, he started traveling China.

---Upon finishing = as soon as he finished

---"Upon" can also be changed for "on "

Example: On reaching the city, he called up Lester.

3.The paintings that David donated to the school are being displayed in the assembly hall.

"Are being displayed" is the passive voice of the present continuous tense.

Example: The meeting is being held in the hall and you can go to attend it.

Display: v. & n.

(1) vt.展示或陈列某事物

It's the first time the painting has been displayed to the public.