Unit 12 Art and literature
他出生的那一天是1952年8月20日。
┏ on which he was born
┣ which he was born on
the day ┣ when he was born was aug.20,1952.
┣ that he was born on
┗ he was born on
他被解雇的原因不難解釋。
┏ why he
the reason ┣ that he was dismissed is not difficult to explain.
┗ he
你提到的那個人時瓊的爸爸。
┏ of whom you spoke
the man ┣ whom you spoke of is joan’s father.
┣ that you spoke of
┗ you spoke of
(2)只用關系代詞that 的情況:
① 先行詞前有形容詞最高級修飾時,通常用關系代詞that;
this is the most interesting book that i have ever read.
② 先行詞前有the first, the last, the only, the same, the very以及any, few, much, some, no等修飾時,通常用關系代詞that;
you are the very boy (that) i want.
this is the last chance (that) you have. 這是你最后一次機會。
he is the last person (that) i want to see. 他是我最不想見的人。
please send us any information (that) you have about the subject.
③ 先行詞是much, little, none, all, any, no, everything, anything, nothing,等不定代詞,通常用關系代詞that;
this is all (that) i know.
there is nothing in the world that can frighten him.
④ 先行詞由“人+物”構成時,通常用關系代詞that;
look at the boy and his sheep that are coming down the hill.
the boy and the dog that are in the picture are very lovely.
⑤ 當主句中有who, which時,而定語從句中也要用到who或which時,為了避免who…who, which…which等重疊,定語從句用that引導。