解題思路:如果你選擇了A或D,說明你對"句子成分"的概念,或對關系代詞在句子中可以做什么成分還不清楚,應該好好復習"什么叫定語從句?"一節;如果選C,說明你對時態概念仍不清楚,再復習"過去完成時"一節;正確答案為B,"which"在從句中做動詞bought的賓語。這里能不能將"which"改成"that"呢?當然可以,而且現在更多的是用"that"。實際使用中,該句子中的"which"或"that"可以省掉,即:The book he bought last week is now out of stock. (他上周買的那本書現在脫銷。) ,即:當關系代詞在從句中當賓語時,可以省掉。
2) He is the man ______ is capable of finishing this task.
A. he
B. whom
C. who
D. which
解題思路:正確答案為C,關系代詞在從句中當主語,故選擇主格who而不是whom;任何A、D選擇說明學生缺乏最基本的語法概念,應補最基礎的語法課。
3)The only thing _____ can be done is to stop them from going there.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. who
解題思路:記住:定語從句中永遠不可能出現what做連接詞, 記住這句話對理解"名詞性從句"會大有幫助; 既然先行詞為thing(事情), 就不能用who連接;同時出現"which"和"that",又沒有","號,當然選B(the only thing只能用 that連接,不能用 which連接)。下面一題的思路是一樣的:
4)All ______ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. which is needed
B. that is needed
C. what is needed
D. is needed
正確答案是:B 注意:all that = what, 不可能出現all what
5) Some of the roads have been flooded(淹沒), ______ our journey more difficult.
A. it makes
B. they make
C. which makes
D. which make
解題思路:四個答題中有兩個區分點:第一個區分點是:C、D都用了連接詞"which",而A、B沒有用,根據"逗號不能連接兩個句子"的原則,A、B肯定不對;第二個區分點是:C、D中,動詞一個用單數形式makes,一個用復數形式,這里應選擇C.為什么?非限制性定語從句中,除了說明先行的某個名詞外,還可以說明整個句子的內容,此時動詞用單數形式。全句意思:有的路已被洪水淹沒,這使我們的旅行更加困難。"which"代表"有的路已被洪水淹沒"這件事情。
考試時,當出現類似形式的題目而確實又看不懂句子意思時,應傾向于選擇which 單數動詞的那個選項。
6)They have made another wonderful discovery, ______ of great importance to science.
A. which I think is
B. I think which is
C. which I think it is
D. I think of which is
解題思路:英語中的連接詞一般都是放在從句的最前面,據此,可以排除B、D選項;A、C的區分點是"it", 想一下本節的第一題,就能正確選擇答案A了。此類題目中,I think應理解為"插入語",要熟悉這種形式,
又如:
He is the man ______ I suppose is capable of finishing this task.
該題應填who而不是whom
(在從句中)當狀語時:關系副詞where及when