Unit 5 Music Grammar

1. Unit 5 Music Grammar

2. Underline the attributive clauses in the text that contain prep. + whom/which. I. Warming up • Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert,at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? 2. They may start as a group of high-school students,for whom practising their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame. 3. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs,for which they are paid in cash.

3. Warming up • The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music,most of which was based loosely on the Beatles. • However, after a year or soin which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. • They produced a new record in 1996,with whichthey celebrated their former time as a real band.

4. II. Use summary 介词+which/whom引导的定语从句用于正式场合。在这一结构中，关系代词which/whom做介词的宾语。 • 当先行词是人时，用介词+whom引导定语从句，例如：They may start as a group of high-school students,for whom practising their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame. • 当先行词是物时，用介词+which引导定语从句，而且只能加which，不能加that，例如： They produced a new record in 1996,with whichthey celebrated their former time as a real band.

5. Practice Fill in each blank with a proper prep.+ whom/which. 1. This is the gun _____ _____ the hunter shot the antelope. 2. The athletes _____ _____ he will compete come from Greece and Czech Republic. 3. He’ll never forget the day _____ _____ he was admitted to the Olympic Games for the first time. 4. A great number of cultural relics have been found in a village _____ _____ there are lots of old temples. 5. The guitar _____ _____ Dave composed our first hit is in a music museum. 6. The musicians _____ _____ we have great interest toured Europe with us. with which against whom on which in which with which in whom

6. Practice Read the passage and complete it using attributive clauses, some of which may use prep.+ which/whom. There have been many popular bands in the world, __________ the most famous was the Beatles. The four young men __________ made up the band only performed and recorded from 1963 to 1970. During those years they gave many concerts, __________ they played all their latest hits. They made many records, __________ they will always be remembered. Their songs were a mixture of rock and roll and ballads, __________ they often wrote about their own lives and problems. Although of which who at which for which in which

7. Practice they were nottrained actors, they took part in films ______________ they often played themselves. Their performances were humorous and interesting. Their fans, ____________ the Beatles would not have been so famous, at last caused problems for them. They followed them everywhere. Finally they stopped their concerts in order to live quieter lives, although their songs remain as popular as ever. during/in which without whom

8. Practice There is a grammatical error in each of the following sentences. Please read them carefully and correct the mistake. 1. Simon helped Peter repair his guitar, for that he was very grateful. 2. I like songs to which the feelings of love is expressed. 3. I enjoyed my holiday on which I went to a concert of pop music. 4. I like my music teacher for which I have great respect. 5. I have many friends of which some are musicians. 6. Peter went to a concert at whom his favourite band played and sang.

9. Practice Key 1. Simon helped Peter repair his guitar, for which he was very grateful. 2. I like songs in which the feelings of love is expressed. 3. I enjoyed my holiday during which I went to a concert of pop music. 4. I like my music teacher for whom I have great respect. 5. I have many friends of whom some are musicians. 6. Peter went to a concert at which his favourite band played and sang.

10. 句型转换。 • They live in a house, whose windows are made of glass. • They live in a house, ____ _______ • ___ _____ are made of glass. the windows of which whose + n = the + n + of which

11. 2. He has two daughters, and both of them are college students. He has two daughters, ____ ___ ______ are college students. both of whom

12. 3. China has hundreds of islands, the largest of which is Tai Wan. China has hundreds of islands, ___ _____ the largest is Tai Wan. of which

13. 4. Can you think of a situation where this word is used? Can you think of a situation ___ ______ this word is used? in which

14. 5. China has a lot of famous writers and Lu Xun is one of them. China has a lot of famous writers, one ___ ______ is Lu Xun. of whom

15. III. Summary 关系副词可以替代介词+which/whom结构。 • where可以替代to/at/from/in which, 例如：They visited the city where/in which John Denver was born. • when可以替代during/at/in/on which，例如：I will never forget the year when/in which our band started. • why可以替代for which，例如：The reason why/for which he left the band was that he hated the busy life. • how可以替代in which，但是要同时去掉the way，例如：The students do not know how/the way in which a music band can be formed.

16. Practice Read these sentences and try to simplify them changing them where necessary. Eample: I don’t understand the way in which you solved this problem. →I don’t understand how you solved this problem. 1. This is the month during which we like to go to outdoor concerts. This is the month when we like to go to outdoor concerts.

17. Practice 2. She gave a musical concert in the hall in which we interviewed a famous violinist last week. She gave a musical concert in the hall where we interviewed a famous violinist last week. 3. Lillian lives in a town in which there are many cultural events. Lillian lives in a town where there are many cultural events. 4. A concert hall is a place to which you go to buy tickets for a show. A concert hall is a place where you go to buy tickets for a show.

18. Practice 5. Finding a job as a singer was the reason for which I moved. Finding a job as a singer was the reason why I moved. 6. Summer is the time at which it is best to practise outside with your band. Summer is the time when it is best to practise outside with your band. 7. His studio was the place in which we recorded our greatest hits. His studio was the place where we recorded our greatest hits.

19. Practice 8. I relied on my car until it broke down at the place at which three roads meet. I relied on my car until it broke down at the place where three roads meet. 9. I am familiar with your songs and the way in which you compose them. I am familiar with your songs and how you compose them. 10. It is a time at which the sun begins to sink and the moon to rise. It is a time when the sun begins to sink and the moon to rise.

20. Revise your writing according to the teacher’s instructions and your partner’s suggestions. V. Homework