非限定性定语从句
  1. which引导的非限定性定语从句来说明前面整个句子的情况或主句的某一部分 that不能用于引导非限制性定语从句   例如:   Her house,which was built a hundred years ago,stood still in the earthquake.(那座房子在地震中依然耸立,它是一百多年前建造的。)   2. 有时as也可用作关系代词   3. 在非限定性定语从句中,用who, whom代表人,用which代表事物。   4.先行词是专有名词或物主代词和指示代词所修饰时,其后的定语从句通常是非限制性的。   例如:   Charles Smith, who was my former teacher, retired last year. 查理·史密斯去年退休了,他曾经是我的老师。   My house, which I bought last year, has got a lovely garden. 我去年买的的那幢房子带着个漂亮的花园。   This novel, which I have read three times, is very touching. 这本小说很动人,我已经读了三遍。    5.非限制性定语从句还能将整个主句作为先行词, 对其进行修饰, 这时从句谓语动词要用第三人称单数,   例如:   He seems not to have grasped what I meant, which greatly upsets me. 他似乎没抓住我的意思,这使我心烦。   Liquid water changes to vapor, which is called evaporation. 液态水变为蒸汽,这就叫做蒸发。   非限制性定语从句只是对主句内容,或先行词的补充、解释或附加说明。主句与先行词或从句之间一般用逗号分开,常常单独翻译。没有它,主句意思仍然完整。引导非限制性定语从句的关系代词
aswhichwho whomwhose等,作定语从句的主语、宾语、表语及定语。关系副词有whenwhere等,作定语从句的状语。关系代词和关系副词在定语从句中一般不能省。   一、as引导非限制性定语从句时,可以代主句的全部或部分内容。常表说话人关于说话的依据、态度、评论、看法等。有“正如、像”等意思。定语从句可以置主句句首、句中或句末。as后常接expectknowreportsaysee等动词的主、被动语态句。   1Mikeas we expectedattended the meeting.像我们所期望的那样,迈克参加了会议。   2He wasn't unconsiciousas could be judged from his eyes.他并未失去知觉,这从他的眼神可以判断出来。   二、which引导非限制性定语从句的情况很多。   I.指代主句的全部或部分内容时,常表事实、状态、起因等,有“这就使得、这一点”等意思,常置主句末。主句与定语从句用逗号分开。   II.指代先行词有多种情况。定语从句置先行词后面。   1.在“n./pron./num....+prep.+ which”,“prep.+which”定语从句里。   1They talked about a moviethe name of which I've never forgotten.他们谈论过一部电影,我决不会忘记片名。   2In Sydney the Chinese team got 28 gold medals165 of which were won by women.在悉尼奥运会,中国队夺得了28枚金牌,其中165枚是女子夺得的。   3China has thousands of islandsthe largest of which is Taiwan.中国有数千个岛屿,其中
最大的是台湾岛。   4Chaplin went to the states in 1910by which time he had learnt to dance and act in comedies.卓别林1910年去了美国,那时他已学会跳舞和演喜剧了。   2.表唯一性,或者就是指代先行词的事物时。   The damwhich is the biggest in the worldis 3830 metres long.大坝长3830米,是世界上最大的坝。   3.先行词是独一无二的事物时。   The moonwhich doesn't give out light itselfis only a satellite of the earth.月球本身不发光,它只是地球的一个卫星。   4.先行词表示类属的事物时。   Footballwhich is a very interesting gameis played all over the world.足球是一项非常有趣的运动,全世界都踢足球。   5.先行词是专有名词时。   1Three of the biggest man-made projects in the world are the Great Wall of Chinathe Pyramids of Egypt and the Aswan High Dam which is also in Egypt.世界上最大的三项人造工程是中国的长城,埃及的金字塔和阿斯旺高坝,它也在埃及。   2The Nilewhich used to flood every yearnow runs more regularly below the dam.尼罗河年年涨洪水,现在比较正常地在大坝下面流过了。   6.先行词是表人的职业、品质、身份等名词,作定语从句的表语时。主句和定语从句之间含有对比的意思。   Mike's brother is a policemanwhich he isn't.迈克的哥哥是警察,他可不是。   7.先行词是形容词作定语从句的表语时。主句和定语从句含有对比的意
思。   Li Ling is very cleverwhich Li Long isn't.李玲很聪明,李珑可不是。   8.先行词是集体名词表整体意思时。   My familywhich has 35 peopleis a large one.我家有35口人,是一个大家庭。   9.先行词是国家名词表地域概念时。   Last year he went to Egyptwhich is in Africa.他去年去了埃及,埃及在非洲。   三、aswhich是指代主句内容的非限制性定语从句时,表依据、评论与表事实、状态等没有多大差别,又在主句末时,有时可以通用。   1He is quite pleasedas which can be seen from his face.他非常高兴,从他的表情可以看出来。   2You always work hardas which everyone knows.大家都知道,你一向勤奋学习。   但是,上面两句把定语从句置主句句首时,就只能用as   3This elephant is like a snakeas anybody can see.像任何人都能看见那样,这头象像条蛇。   4Bamboo is hollowwhich makes it very light.竹子是空的,这就使得它很轻。 在否定意义的非限制性定语从句里,一般用which引导。   5He came to my birthday partywhich I didn't expect at all.我完全没有想到,他来参加我的生日聚会了。   四、whowhomwhose等引导非限制性定语从句时,指代人的普通名词、专有名词等。表示正是或专指先行词等情况。在定语从句中作主语、宾语、定语等。   1Bob's fatherwho worked on the projectspent four years in Egypt.鲍勃的父亲从事这项工程,在埃及度过了四年。
  2Dadthis is Zheng Jiewho I knew in Paris.爸,这是郑杰,我在巴黎认识的。 这一句是用主格who代替宾格 whom   3His motherwhom he loved dearly died in 1818.他非常爱戴他的母亲,她死于 1818年。   4Mr Kingwhose legs were badly hurt was quickly taken to hospital.金先生的腿受了重伤,他很快就被送去住院了。   n./pron./num....prepwhomprep whomin whose n.;the nof whom等引导非限制性的定语从句。   5He spoke of a pen-palthe name of whom whose name I've never forgotten.他提到过一个笔友,他的名字我从未忘记。   6About 2000peoplemany of whom were Europeansworked on the project.大约两千人从事过这项工程,其中很多是欧洲人。   7In his office there are nine clerksthe youngest of whom is Mr Liu.他办公室有9个职员,其中最年轻的是刘先生。   8I decided to write about Chaplinone of whose films I had seen several years before.我决定写有关卓别林的文章,他的一部电影我几年前就看过了。   9We went to hear this famous singer about whom we had heard many stories.我们去听这个著名的歌唱家演唱。我们已经听说了有关他的很多故事。   10Mr Pattisin whose office Ms King was workingwas very surprised when he found out her secret.金女士在帕蒂思办公室工作。他发现她的秘密时感
到非常惊奇。   五、whenwhere引导非限制性定语从句时,作定语从句的状语。when and then where and therewhy不引导非限制性定语从句。   1He was quickly taken to hospitalwhere a doctor wanted to examine Mr King's legs.金先生很快被送去住院,在那里一个医生要检查他的腿。   2We will put off the outing until next weekwhen we won't be so busy.我们把郊游推迟到下个星期,当我们不忙的时候。 限制性从句  3He went to America in 1912where and when he was noticed by an important film director.他在1912年去了美国,在那里当时的他引起了一个重要电影导演的注意。   在prepwhere when非限制性定语从句里,where therewhen then   4His head soon appeared out of the second storey windowsfrom where he could see nothing but trees.他的头很快从第二层楼的一个窗户伸出来了,从那里他只能看见树木。   5That was in 1929since when things have been better.那是在1929年,从那时起情况就已经好转了。   6I went to bed at tenbefore when I was reading for an hour.我10点去睡觉,在那时以前我看了1小时的书。   有时候where when可以用prepwhich替换。   7The southern states wanted to set up a country of their ownwhere they would be free to keep black slaves.南方各州要建立一个属于他们自己的国家,在那里他们将自由地保留黑人奴隶。   8I still remembered
January 10on which when he came to see me.我仍然记得110日,他来看我的那一天。
  值得注意的是,不少同学误认为只有 which 才能引导非限制性定语从句,这个观点是不正确的。使用非限制性定语从句时,如果先行词指人,则用 who which whose 引导非限制性定语从句;先行词指物可用 which 引导非限制性定语从句;先行词表时间或地点且在从句中作时间状语或地点状语时,可用 when where 引导非限制性定语从句。