文档介绍：The Attributive Clause (2)
--- where, when, why,
prep.+ which / whom
Sentences from the passage
1. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela
was a very difficult period of my life.
2. The school where I studied for only two
years was three kilometers away.
3. …, until today we have reached a stage
where we have almost no rights at all.
4. The places outside the towns where they
were sent to live were the poorest parts of
South Africa.
More sentences with attributive clauses
mines where I worked were 9 km from
my home.
reason why I got a job was because of my
hard work.
time when I arrived was late at night.
government building where we voted was
very tall
date when I joined the ANC Youth
League was the 5th of August.
关系副词when, where, why可代替的先行词是时间、地点或理由的名词,在从句中作状语。
关系副词when, where, why的含义相当于“介词+ which”结构,因此常常和“介词+ which”结构交替使用。
关
系
副
词
词形
先行词
在从句中的成分
when(= in / on / at which)
时间词
时间状语
where(= in / at which)
地点词
地点状语
why(= for which)
原因
原因状语
原句重现介词+关系代词
It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black layer to whom I went for advice.
to + whom
He was generous with his time, for which I was grateful.
for +which
The parts of town in which they had to live were decided by white people.
in + which
We were put into a position in which we had either to accept …
in + which
There are occasions when (=on which) one must yield.
任何人都有不得不屈服的时候。
Beijing is the place where (=in which) I was born.
北京是我的出生地。
Is this the reason why (=for which) he refused our offer?
这就是他拒绝我们帮助他的理由吗?
This was the moment when /at which Spielberg’s career really took off.
I still remember the day when /on which I first came to this school.
Chuck survives the air crash and lands on an island where / on which there are no people.
This is the place where / in which we lived ten years ago.
This is the reason why / for which I am against your plan.
I know the reason why / for which she was angry.