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Attributive clauses

The structure of attributive clauses

A noun, or pronoun, or sentence, that is modified by an attributive clause.

The relationship pronouns are: who, whom, whose, that, which, as.

The adverb of the relationship is: when, where, why, how.

To describe or limit the function of;

He is a man in need of help.

The simplest form is the simple sentence he is the man, the clause who needs help as the attributive modifier of the man.

The book you bought online is coming tomorrow.

The simplest form is the book would arrive, the clause that your ordered online modifies the book as an attribute.

1. Types of attributive clauses--classification according to relational terms

1.1 Relative pronouns attributive clauses

1.1.1 Relationship pronoun characteristics

A substitute is a noun or pronoun of a person or thing.

Act as a subject, object, attribute, etc in a sentence

When a relative pronoun is a subject in an attributive clause, the person and numeral of the predicate verb of the clause are consistent with the antecedent.

1.1.1 refers to: who, whom, that, whose

The He is the man who/that wants.

The man whom I want to see is him.

She is the girl Whom/that I saw in the restaurant.

A child whose father is lazy would be raised through widowed parenting. Children with lazy fathers will be raised by widowed parenting.

I, from whom you'll learn a lot, are a self-employed person. I, a person who lets you learn many things in the future, is a freelancer.

You is no longer the man so you used to be. You are no longer a defeating.

1.1.2 objects: Which, that, whose, of which

He lives in a villa whose was longer than his father. He lives in an old villa older than his father.

Above the The mountains is the clouds, whose exquisiteness was faithfully reflected by the lake. There is a cloud on the mountain, and its delicacy is faithfully presented by the lake.

This is the pen whose owner is a talented student. This is the pen, its owner is genius.

This is the pen (which) of you want. An object in a subordinate clause can be omitted.

This ship in which we crossed the strait is broken. The ship we rode across the strait was a broken ship.

The picture which are taken by me professional. The pictures I took are very professional.

1.1.3 Special Usage

1.1.3.1 can only use that, not with which.

The antecedent words are everything, anything,all,little,much and other indefinite pronouns;

Is there anything that I can does for you? Is there anything I can do to help?

Everything (that), the light touches are our kingdom. Wherever the sun shines, it is our kingdom.

Jenny told her mother all that had happened.

The antecedent was modified by the only,the very,the same,the last;

The only thing I expect of "to" love, and being loved in return.

When the antecedent word is modified by ordinal or adjective;

The most wonderful time that I had ever had.

This is the first time, the she love a boy so deep.

When someone has something in the first word;

There is people and goods and plane that can is transported to the recipient of minutes after the plane were landed. The passengers and cargo carried by the aircraft can be transported to the reception desk within 20 minutes.

When the main sentence is a special question that begins with who or which.

Who's the girl that won the champion?

1.1.3.2 can't use that, only with which.

Preposition is in the front;

The teacher the son of whom is a famous doctor. This is the teacher who the son is the famous doctor.

China has many islands, the second largest of which are Hainan Island. China has many islands, the second largest of which is Hainan Island.

Is, the new media for which do you often write articles? Are you a regular contributor to the press?

In the non-restrictive attributive clause

The antecedent itself is that

The clock is that which tells the time, and the clock is used to denote the timing.

The knife is, which is used to kill. Knives are used for killing.

1.2 Relative adverbs attributive clauses

1.2.1 where =at, in, on which

The house where I lived.

Beijing is the "where in which" the capital of China is.

He want to find the place where he worked ten years ago.

1.2.1 Why=for which

This was the reason why (for which) he refused we offer.

I don't know the reason why he failed.

1.2.3 When=during, in, on which

By the time you arrive, we had waited for 2 hours. You is so late!

There is occasions when (on which) one must yield. Sometimes you have to give in.

I still remember the time I met her for the first time. She is so young and so beautiful. Remember the beginning of the small Apple, two center of gravity character Luo clothes.

Every time when you go to away, you take a piece of me with you. Lyrics

2. Classification By clause utility

2.1 Restricted attributive clauses

2.1.1 Features

The subordinate clauses have limited effect on the antecedent words, so that the meaning of the word is more specific and more definite.

cannot be omitted, otherwise the meaning of the sentence is incomplete.

Most of the attributive clauses are limited in nature.

2.2.2 example sentences

This was the boy you were looking for.

I lost my heart in the girl with which I fall in love last time.

She is the girl Whom/that I saw in the restaurant.

Here's somebody who wants to speak.

2.2 Non-restrictive attributive clauses

2.2.1 Features

Explain the role of description

When the clause is omitted, the sentence means complete

2.2.2 example sentences

I like singing for the very reason this (for which) she dislikes it. I like singing, for the same reason, she doesn't like it.

He has a brother who works with Google. He has a brother who works at Google. (We don't know how many brothers he has, but there certainly is a job at Google, add the instructions)

He wife, who loved him very much and went to see him. His wife, who loved him deeply, drove over to see him.

An loquat tree in the yard, which I planted in the year my wife died, was like a canopy now. The court has loquat tree, my wife died in the year flocked also, this is already Kingston as covered

Acknowledgement: Baidu Encyclopedia

A summary of English grammar in high school--the attributive clause "by Binbin amusing

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