定语从句的详细解析:
1.什么是定语从句?
要理解定语从句,必须先理解定语。
1)何为定语
定语:说明人或事物是什么样子的(起形容词的作用)
EX1: They are interesting books.
[定语interesting: 说明 books是有趣的]
EX2: I have a blue bag.
[定语blue,修饰bag,说明它是蓝色的]
EX3:I have something important to tell you.
[定语important,修饰something,说明事情是重要的]
定语可修饰:名词(例子EX1和EX2)和代词(例子EX3)
定语可由句子来担任:
EX4: Jack is reading the book that I gave him.
杰克正在读那本我送给他的书。
[that I gave him是完整句子结构,作定语,修饰the book]
[ 句子作定语 → 定语从句 ]
2)何为定语从句
-定语从句:从句作定语, 修饰名词或代词
-先行词:被定语从句修饰的词
-关系词:引导定语从句的词
Jack is reading the book that I gave him.
[ 先行词: the book ]
[ 定语从句:that I gave him]
[ 关系词:that)
The man who called yesterday is here now.
昨天打电话的那个人现在在这里。
[ 先行词: The man ]
[ 定语从句: who called yesterday]
[ 关系词:who)
2.关系词that/which/who用法
1)that/which/who用法一:
注:that更常用于口语,which/who更常用于书面语。
例析:
Do you know the boy that is standing over there?
[先行词the boy是人,关系词可用that]
你认识站在那里的那个男孩子吗?
Have you seen the movie that we talked about?
[先行词the movie是物,关系词可用that或which]
你看了我们谈论过的那部电影吗?
I saw the letter which came yesterday.
[先行词the letter是物,关系词可用which或that]
我看到了昨天寄到的那封信。
The man who was driving a red car is my brother.
[先行词the man是人,关系词可用who 或that]
开着红色汽车的那个人是我的兄弟。
2)that/which/who用法二:
(相关链接:主语是什么 宾语是什么)
Do you know the boy that/who is standing over there?
[从句意指: the boy is standing over there]
[that/who指代the boy,在从句中作主语]
I saw the letter which/that came yesterday.
[从句意指: the letter came yesterday]
[that/which指代the letter,在从句中作主语]
Have you seen the movie that/which we talked about?
[从句意指: we talked about the movie]
[that/which指代the movie,在从句中作talked about的宾语]
(我刚遇见的那个女孩非常友好。)
The girl that/who I just met was very friendly.
[从句意指: I just met the girl]
[that/who指代the girl,在从句中作met的宾语]
TIPS:
-that/which/who在定语从句中有时可省略,详情请点击:
定语从句that which省略
-虽然在多数情况下,which和who可与that换用,但有些情况只能用that,详见链接:
定语从句只能用that的情况
3.定语从句其它关系词用法(基础阶段仅作了解即可)
She is the woman whose car was stolen.
她就是那个车被偷的女士。
[whose指代 the woman’s,在从句中作定语, 修饰car。]
This is the house whose wall is painted pink.
这就是墙壁被刷成粉红色的那幢房子。
[whose表示“房子的”,在从句中作定语, 修饰wall。]
The boy whom I spoke to is a nice person.
与我讲话的那个男孩子是个友好的人。
[whom指代 the boy,在从句中作spoke to宾语。]
The town where she lives is very small.
她所居住的那个小镇非常小。
[从句意指:she lives in the town]
[where意指in the town,在定语从句中作地方状语]
I can still remember the day when you were born.
我仍然记得你出生的那天。
[从句意指:you were born on that day]
[when意指on that day,在定语从句中作时间状语]
The reason why he did it is unknown.
他做这事的理由没人知道。
[why意指for the reason,在从句中作原因状语]
以上就是定语从句的基础解析。要查看例题,点击查看:
定语从句讲解