Grammar & Usage 2

UnitUnit

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Attributive clauserelative adverbs

Fill 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 with his family.

on which

at which

at which

on which

Fill 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 _________ I often

have talks with my father.

in which

in which

in which

in which

Fill in the blanks with “prep + relative pron”.9. I won’t listen to the reason _________ you

didn’t do your homework.10. This is the reason _________ my parents

got home earlier.

for which

for which

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 with his family.

on which

at which

at which

on which

(time)when

(time)when

(time)when

(time)when

Conclusion:

We often use the relative adverb “when” to begin attributive clauses after nouns like “time”, “moment”, “day”, “season”, “year”, etc.

先行词是表示时间的名词时，可以用关系副词 when 来引导定语从句

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 _________ I often have talks with my father.

in which

in which

in which

in which

(place)

where

(place)

where

(place)

where

(place)

where

Conclusion:

We often use the relative adverb “where” to begin attributive clauses after nouns like “place”, “house”, “city”, “country”, “world”, etc.

先行词是表示地点的名词时，可以用关系副词 where 来引导定语从句

9. I won’t listen to the reason _________ you didn’t do your homework.

10. This is the reason _________ my parents got home earlier.

for which

for which(reason)why

(reason)why

Conclusion:

We use the relative adverb “why” to begin attributive clauses after “reason”.

先行词是 reason 时，可以用关系副词 why 来引导定语从句

所指 先行词 引导词

时间 the time/day/week/moment/

period/occasion

when

=at/in/on/during which

地点 the place/room/situation

/case/point/activity

where

=in/at/on which

原因 the reason why

=for which

要确定使用关系代词还是关系副词完全取决于从句中的谓语动词 :(1)及物动词后面无宾语 , 用关系代词 .常见的及物动词有 visit, spend, expect,explain, etc,；

(2)不及物动词后无介词时 , 用关系副词 . 常见的不及物动词有 work, live, come, go, etc.

　This is the factory ___________ I visited before.

This is the factory __________ I worked in.

This is the factory in ______I worked.

This is the factory ______ I workedwhere

(which/that)

(which/that)

which

• I will never forget the days ___________ we spent together.

• I will never forget the days during

______we worked together.

• I will never forget the days _____ we worked together.

when

(that/which)

which

• This is the reason ____________ I was late.

• The reason __________ he gave us was reasonable.

why/for which

(that/which)

Exercises:

1. If a shop has chairs________ women can park their men, women will spend more time in the shop. (05 上海 )

A. that B. which

C. when D. where

Tip: park their men in the chairs

Exercises:

2. Some pre-school children go to a day care center, ___they learn simple games and songs. (07 全国 )

A. then B. there

C. while D. where

Tip: learn simple games and songs in the day care center

Exercises:

3. Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _____ sight matters more than hearing. (07 天津 )

A. when B. whose

C. which D. where

Tip: in the activity

Exercises:

4. They will fly to Washington, ______ they plan to stay for two or three days. (08重庆 )

A. where B. there

C. which D. when

Tip: plan to stay in Washington

Exercises:

5. The Science Museum, ______ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions. (08 江苏 )

A. which B. what

C. that D. where

Tip: visit the Science Museum

Exercises:

6. Anyway, that evening, ____ I’ll tell you more about later, I ended up staying at Rachel’s place. (04 浙江 )

A. when B. where

C. what D. which

Tip: tell you more about that evening

Assignments:

Finish the exercises given out after class.