Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero

the choice of the relatives is the most difficult in learning the attributive clause. however, there are some rules that can help us choose the correct relatives. usually, which relative to choose depends on what the antecedent is and what sentence element the relative functions in the attributive clause as shown in the following chart:antecedent relativesentence elementpeoplewho     thatsubject   objectwhomobjectthingswhich    thatsubject  objecttimewhich  that subject  objectwhen   prep.+ whichadverbialplace which   that subject  objectwhere   prep.+ whichadverbialreasonwhy    prep.+ whichadverbialnote: relatives can be omitted if they serves as the objects in the attributive clauses. if a relative functions as the object of a preposition in the attributive clause, the preposition can usually be placed before the relative. in this situation, we use “which” for things and “whom” for people, and they can never be omitted. however, if the preposition and a verb form a set phrase in the attributive clause, they should not be separated:the school (which/ that) he once studied in is very famous.the school in which he once studied is very famous.this is the girl (who/ whom) i went to the great wall with.this is the girl with whom i went to the great wall.the sentence “this is the watch (which/ that ) you are looking for.” can not be changed into “this is the watch for which you are looking.” because “look for ” is a set phrase.now turn to page 36 and let’s do ex.2 and 3.iv. closing down by doing a quizto end the period you are going to take a quiz on attributive clause.choose the best answer:1.the weather turned out to be very good, ____ was more than we could expect.a. what  b. which　c. that　d. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　2.after living in pairs for fifty years he returned to the small town ____ he grew up as a child.a. which  b. where  c. that　d. when　　　　　　　　　　　　3.the house ______ we live is not large.
a. which  b. in which  c. on which  d. at which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　4.recently i bought an ancient chinese vase, _____ was very reasonable.a. which price　c. the price of which  c. its price　　 d. the price of whose 5.he lived in london for 3 months, during ____ time he learned some english.a. this　b. which　c. at which  d. some6.i will never forget the day _____ he came to see me.