Attributiveclause

1、grammar & usageattributive clauserelative adverbsfill in the blanks with “prep + relative pron”.1. do you remember the day _ we left you in charge.2. i often think of the moment _ i saw the ufo.3. i remember the time _ eric won that speech competition.4. it rained the whole day _ he travelled wi

2、th his family.on whichat whichat whichon whichfill in the blanks with “prep + relative pron”.5. the police searched the house _ the thief had stayed.6. mike wants to work in a country _ there are a lot of rainforests.7. this is not a family _ bad behavior goes unpunished.8. the study is the place _

3、i often have talks with my father.in whichin whichin whichin whichfill in the blanks with “prep + relative pron”.9. i wont listen to the reason _ you didnt do your homework.10. this is the reason _ my parents got home earlier.for whichfor whichthe attributive clause introduced by when, where and why

4、.relative adverbs1. 定語從句中關系副詞有：定語從句中關系副詞有：when, where, why. 2. 關系副詞在定語從句中關系副詞在定語從句中都作狀語都作狀語.when 作時間狀語，其先行詞須是表時間的名詞作時間狀語，其先行詞須是表時間的名詞.where 作地點狀語，其先行詞須是表地點的名詞作地點狀語，其先行詞須是表地點的名詞.why 作原因狀語，其先行詞只有作原因狀語，其先行詞只有reason.1. do you remember the day _ we left you in charge.2. i often think of the moment _ i sa

5、w the ufo.3. i remember the time _ eric won that speech competition.4. it rained the whole day _ he travelled with his family.on whichat whichat whichon which(time)when(time)when(time)when(time)whenconclusion: we often use the relative adverb “when” to begin attributive clauses after nouns like “tim

6、e”, “moment”, “day”, “season”, “year”, etc. 1.the antecedent refers to time. 2.the relative words serve as the adverbial of time in the attributive clause.“when” or “which”?1. i still remember the days _ we stayed together in beijing.2. i still remember the days _ we spent together in beijing.3. i s

7、till remember the days _ we enjoyed ourselves in beijing.4. i still remember the days _ we enjoyed in beijing.whenwhichwhenwhich5. the police searched the house _ the thief had stayed.6. mike wants to work in a country _ there are a lot of rainforests.7. this is not a family _ bad behavior goes unpu

8、nished.8. the study is the place _ i often have talks with my father.in whichin whichin whichin which(place)where(place)where(place)where(place)whereconclusion: we often use the relative adverb “where” to begin attributive clauses after nouns like “place”, “house”, “city”, “country”, “world”, etc. 1

9、.the antecedent refers to a place. 2.the relative words serve as the adverbial of place in the attributive clause.“where” or “which”?5. that blue house is the place _ i lived yesterday.6. that blue house is the place _ i visited yesterday.7. that blue house is the place _ i paid a visit yesterday.8.

10、 that blue house is the place _ i paid a visit to yesterday.wherewhichwherewhich9. i wont listen to the reason _ you didnt do your homework.10. this is the reason _ my parents got home earlier.for whichfor which(reason)why(reason)whyconclusion: we use the relative adverb “why” to begin attributive c

11、lauses after “reason”.1.the antecedent is the word reason.2.the relative words serve as the adverbial of reason in the attributive clause.“why” or “which”?9. do you know the reason _ he told me the news last week?10. do you know the reason _ he told me last week?11. do you know the reason _ he was l

12、ate this morning?12. do you know the reason _ he was late for this morning?whywhichwhywhichconclusion: the choice between relative pronouns and relative adverbs doesnt depend on the antecedents before the atrributive clauses, but on the verbs or verb phrases in the attributive clauses. 1. if relativ

13、e words act as subject or object in the attributive clause, we still have to use “_” though antecedents refer to a time, a place or a reason. 2. “when, where and why” can only serve as _in the attributive clause.conclusionthat or whichadverbialsexercises:1. if a shop has chairs_ women can park their

14、 men, women will spend more time in the shop. (05上海上海) a. that b. which c. when d. where tip: park their men in the chairsexercises:2. some pre-school children go to a day care center, _they learn simple games and songs. (07全國全國) a. then b. there c. while d. where tip: learn simple games and songs i

15、n the day care centerexercises:3. they will fly to washington, _ they plan to stay for two or three days. (08重重慶慶) a. where b. there c. which d. when tip: plan to stay in washingtonexercises:4. the science museum, _ we visited during a recent trip to britain, is one of londons tourist attractions. (

16、08江蘇江蘇) a. which b. what c. that d. where tip: visit the science museumassignments: finish the exercises given out after class.1. join the two sentences into one with attributive clauses. 1) the money has disappeared. i wanted to buy a new t-shirt with the money. 2) matt solved the problem in a stra

17、nge way. we had a good laugh over it. 3) daniel lives in that room. it is in a mess. 4) we left you in charge of the house on that day. do you still remember the day? 5) eric is looking at a strange woman. the woman has her arms crossed and looks angry.2. fill in the blanks with relative words. 1) w

18、ho is the boy with _ you were talking a moment ago? 2) he is my favorite student, leo. i cant understand the reason _ you dont like him. 3) give me a reason _ is different from the one you gave me last time. 4) the boy likes writing letters. the man to _ he often writes is the editor of a teenage magazine. 5) leo and phillip met in a teahouse the other day. the teahouse _ they met is called “sweet home”.3. fill in the blanks with proper words to match the pairs o