Period2Grammar-Definingrelativeclauses■GoalsTolearnaboutdefiningrelativeclauses■ProceduresStep1:UnderstandingrelativeclauseAsubordinateclausewhichisintroducedbyarelativepronounisoftenreferredtoasarelativeclause.DefiningrelativeclausesWhenarelativeclausehasthefunctionofdefiningoridentifyingtheobjectbeingreferredto,theclauseisnotplacedbetweencommas.Suchaclausecanbecalledadefiningorlimitingrelativeclause.(限定性定語從句一般緊跟在先行詞的后面修飾、限定先行詞，它與先行詞之間沒有逗號(hào)，去掉后會(huì)影響全句意思的完整性。)Step2:GivingexamplesofrelativeclausesThepeoplethatwerehereyesterdaywillreturninamonth.Thenewspaperthatwasonthestepsbelongstoourneighbor.Thebooks(that)weboughtareheavy.Thetown(that)thisroadleadstoisfivemilesaway.Thesuitcasewhichwepurchasedlastweekisverystrong.Thechildwhorunsthefastestwillreceiveaprize.Theboywhomwevisitedishernephew.Thegirltowhomyousoldyourskislivesinthenextblock.Thewomanwhosehousewassoldwillretiretothecountry.Theboy(whom)/(that)wesawisherbrother.Thehat(which)/(that)youarewearingisratherlarge.Theboytowhomwesentthemessagewasexcited.Theroomtowhichyouwillbeconductedhasbeautifulfurniture.Theroomthatyouwillbeconductedtohasbeautifulfurniture.Resources1.Studentsmaywanttoknowmoreclearlyabouttheusageofrelativepronouns.Atablecanbeusedtoexplainasbelow:RelativepronounsusedinattributiveclausesAntecedentSubjectObjectPossessiveNotepersonswho/thatwhom/who/thatwhoseArelativepronouncanbeomittedwhenitisusedastheobjectinanattributiveclausethingswhich/thatwhich/thatwhose/ofwhich2.Tounderstandattributiveclausesbetterandusethemcorrectly,studentsshouldbeabletoidentifywhichwordistheantecedentandknowwhatitfunctionsasinanattributiveclause,sotheycanuseaproperrelativepronountointroduceanattributiveclause.Herearemoreexamples:Thegirlwho/thatisstandingnexttoourteacherisherdaughter.Thegirl(whom/who/that)ourteacheristalkingwithisherdaughter.ThegirlwhosemotherisfromBritaincanspeakEnglishverywell.Ican’tfindthebookwhich/thatisborrowedfromthelibrary.Ican’tfindthebook(which/that)youlenttome.Haveyoureadthebookwhoseauthor/theauthorofwhichisahighschoolstudent?Iusedtostudyinaclassroomwhosewindows/thewindowsofwhichwereallbroken.Sometimestheantecedentcanbeapronoun,suchassomeone/sb.,anyone/anybody,everyone/everybody,noone/nobody,sth.,anything,everything,nothing,all,those,etc.Step3:AbsorbinformationconcerningNationalCollegeEntranceExamination1.Women____drinkmorethantwocupsofcoffeeadayhaveagreaterchanceofhavingheartdiseasethanthose___don’t.(2006北京)A.who;/B./;whoC.who;whoD./;/2.Theplace_______thebridgeissupposedtobebuiltshouldbe________thecross-rivertrafficistheheaviest.(2005江蘇)A.which;whereB.atwhich;whichC.atwhich;whereD.which;inwhich3.Thereismuchchance____Billwillrecoverfromhisinjuryintimefortherace.(2006天津)A.thatB.whichC.untilD.if4.Inanhour,wecantraveltoplaces____wouldhavetakenourancestorsdaystoreach.(2006上海)A.whereB.whenC.whichD.what5.Lookout!Don’tgettooclosetothehouse____roofisunderrepair.(2006福建)A.whoseB.whichC.ofwhichD.that6.---Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourselves?(2006江西)---Yes,there’sonepoint____wemustinsiston.A.whyB.whereC.howD./7.We’rejusttryingtoreachapoint____bothsideswillsitdowntogetherandtalk.(2006山東)A.whereB.thatC.whenD.which8.Wearelivinginanage___manythingsaredoneoncomputer.A.whichB.thatC.whoseD.when9.Frank'sdreamwastohavehisownshop____toproducetheworkingsofhisownhands.(2005湖南)A.