Unit 1 School life Introduction to attributive clauses & Relative pronouns: that, which, who, whom, and whose 1. What are they wearing? 2. Can you describe the team using attributives? 1. The green team. 2. The team in green. 3. The team who are wearing green. Attributives prepositional phrase attributive clause adjective Attributive clauses An attributive clause modifies a noun or a pron in the same way that an adjective or prepositional phrase does. e.g. The team who are wearing green. The attributive clauses are usually introduced by relative pronouns like which, that, who, whom and whose, or relative adverbs like where, why and when. attributive clause : antecedent : relative pronoun & relative adverb: / Mary is a student who is 21 years old. ( ) ( ) The school where he studied is in Shenzhen. ( ) ( ) In the attributive clauses the relative words usually function as the: subject object predicative attribute adverbial As subject The boy is Tom. The boy is smiling. The boy who is smiling is Tom. The boy is Tom. The boy has a round face. The boy who has a round face is Tom. The boy is Tom. He sits in front of me. The boy who sits in front of me is Tom. The woman got the job. The woman can speak Russian. The woman who can speak Russian got the job. The teacher will give us a talk. The teacher is famous. The teacher who is famous will give us a talk. As object The man is kind. Everyone likes him. The man (who) everyone likes is kind. The woman got the job. We saw her in the street. The woman (whom) we saw in the street got the job. The teacher will give us a talk. We met the teacher yesterday. The teacher (whom) we met yesterday will give us a talk. We saw the student just now. He is the best runner in our school. The student whom we saw just now is the best runner in our school. As predicative Jack used to be a lazy boy. He is no longer a lazy boy. Jack is no longer the lazy boy that he used to be. As attribute She has a brother. I cant remember his name. She has a brother whose name I cant remember. As adverbial The school is in Shenzhen. He studied in the school. The school where he studied is in Shenzhen. who whom whose / which ; that as as who which that which 1. everything all,little,much,something nothing anything any,every,each,no,few little much all the only the very that that which They go to the library to look up any information that they need. This is the very book that I have been looking for. The only thing that matters is to find our way home. who I was the only person in my office who was invited. 2. that The first thing that we should do is to work out a plan. Newton was one of the greatest men that ever lived. 3. that We talked about the things and persons that we saw then. Look at the man and his donkey that are walking up the street. 4. who, which that Which is the dictionary that you want? Who is the man that is standing by the door? As the sameas suchas Ive never heard such stories as he tells. This is the same dictionary as I lost. 1.The man _________ stands there is Tom. 2.The girl ____________ I met is Ms Li. 3.The boy ________ watch was lost is Tom. 4.The book _________ lies on the desk is his. 5.The pen ___________ you bought is good. 6.The magazine ________ cover is red is nice. who / that (whom / that) whose which/that (which / that) whose 1. This is the best film ______ Ive seen. 2. That is the last lesson _____ I gave you. 3. This is the very book _____ Im after. 4. That is just the coat ______ color is red. 5. That is the right place ______ he works. 6. I still remember the schools and boys ______ I met there. (that) whose where (that) 7. Everything ______ you said is true. 8. Which is the book _____ you want? 9. Who is the girl ______ sits there. 10. All _____ he said is true. 11. All _____ is said by him is true. 12. Are there any problems ____ trouble you? 13. I will make full use of the time ______ there is left for me. (that) that (that) that (that) 14. Such boys ___ you mentioned are well. 15. The boys ____ ___ you mentioned are well. 16. It is so difficult a problem ___ no one can work out. 17. It is so difficult a problem_____ no one can work it out. 18. She wore the same hat ____ you wore yesterday. that such as as 19. You have made the same mistake _____ you made last time I had the same experience ____ you have now. 21.She went to the same place ______ she saw the key. 22. Those ____ are present are well. 23. Is this factory ___ ___ he visited? that where who the one Complete the article on page 11 using who, whom, which or whose. Answers: 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________ 6.____________ 7.____________ 8.____________ which whowhom/who who which whosewho/whom Complete the sentences. 2. It has many students_____________ _____________________. 3. English is the subject ____________ _______. 4. I admire most an American lady ________________________. from different countries who/that are that/which I who/that teaches us English like best 5. Our History teacher tells us stories ______________________________. 6. I have a good friend _____________ ______________________. 7. The library is a place____________ ______________________. that/which are very interesting whose name is that/which is quiet and comfortable Sally /who is called Sally 1.The exact year Angela and her family spent together in China was 2014 A. when B. where C. why D. which 2. I borrow the book Sherlock Holmes from the library last week, ______ my classmates recommended to me.. 2014 A. who B. which C. when D. Where 3. A company ______profits from home markets are declining may seek opportunities abroad. 2014 A. which B. whose C. who D. why 4. Please send us all the information _________ you have about the candidate for the position. 2014 A. that B. which C. as D. what Homework Complete the Attributive Clause exercises.