The Attributive Clause 定语从句

1. The Attributive Clause定语从句 .

2. 郭敬明 a post-80s writer

3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

4. Mark Twain 马克吐温

5. Read the passage below, and answer two questions. 1. Who is Mark Twain? 2. Which day could Mark Twain never forget?

6. 先行词 Mark Twain is the funniest writer that I have known. the funniest writer that 定语从句 关系词

7. Have you heard of Samuel Langhorne Clemens? No? He was the person whose works are very popular all over the world. One of his most well-known works is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Then perhaps you know who Mark Twain is? Mark Twain is the funniest writer that I have known. And Mark Twain was the name that Samuel Langhorne Clemens used when he wrote. He is the most funniest writer that I have known. Now the place wherehe lived has become a place of interest in the USA. He not only could write funny stories, but also liked playing jokes on people. But once a joke was played on him! He had been invited to give a talk in a small town one evening. When he arrived in the town, he met a young man who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or smiled.

8. ‘Bring your uncle to my talk tonight.’ Said Mark Twain. ‘I’m sure that I can make him laugh.’‘That’s very kind of you,’ said the young man. ‘I will.’That evening the young man and his uncle sat at the front of the hall. Mark Twain watched them while he spoke. He told many stories which made everyone else in the hall laugh, but the young man’s uncle didn’t laugh at all. In the end, Mark Twain gave up.It made him very sad. Later, he knew that the young man’s uncle was deaf.He could never forget the day when he was played a joke on by the young man.

9. Part 2 中考链接 1. Last summer I went to Lu Xun’s hometown and visited the house _______ he was born. (08年广州中考) A that B there C which D where 2. Last summer I went to Lu Xun’s hometown and visited the house _______ he was born in. A that B there C in which D where 3. Have you read the book _____ I gave you yesterday? A that B when C where D who 4. The book _________ cover is blue cost me 20 yuan. A which B that C whose D where 5. Shaolin Temple(少林寺) ________ lies in the west of Zhengzhou welcomes the visitors both at home and abroad. A where B which C who D what

10. 6. Australia is the most beautiful country _______ I have ever visited. A which B that C where D what 7. The only language _____ is easy to learn is the mother tongue. A. which B. that C. / D. it 8. The factory _____ Mr. Li used to work was closed last week. A. when B. where C. that D. which 9. Do you still remember the day _____ we first met? A. that B. when C . What D. on that 10. I will never forget the years _______ I spent in China. A. that B when C where D in which

11. I won’t forget the small townwhere I was born. in which 3.I won’t forget the small town. I was born in the town. 4. John still remember the days. He studied in Guangzhouon the days. John still remember the dayswhen he studied in Guangzhou. on which 5. I’ll never forget the days. I spent the days with my grandparents. I’ll never forget the daysthat/which I spent with my grandparents.

12. 关系副词when=介词+which Do you remember the day. We first met on the day. . Do you remember the day when . on the day. we first met Do you remember the day on which when we first met.

13. 关系副词where=介词+which • I won’t forget the small town. I was born in the small town. • I won’t forget the small town I was born in the small town. =in which where I won’t forget the small town where I was born.

14. 当表示地点的先行词充当主语或宾语时,关系词要用that/which当表示地点的先行词充当主语或宾语时,关系词要用that/which Eg. The city which held the Olympic Games is the capital of PRC. 当先行词充当地点或时间状语时, 关系词要用 when/where Eg. The city where the Olympic Games was held is the capital of PRC.

15. 当表示时间的先行词充当主语或宾语时, 关系词要用that/which Eg. 2008 was the year that/which the Chinese people won’t forget.