1、Unit 1 Grammar & Usage 1,南京金陵中学邢文骏、倪庆荣、薛琳、曹琪、古敏、尹军,What?,An attributive clause is a clause that modifies a noun the same way an adjective or prepositional phrase does. The noun it modifies is called an antecedent.,e.g. Adjective: an exciting match Attributive clause: a match that is exciting Preposi
2、tional phrase: the book in my hand Attributive clause: the book that is in my hand,How?,Attribute clauses are usually introduced by relative pronouns like which, who, that, whom and whose, or relative adverbs like where, why and when.,Which:,I saw an interesting movie yesterday. It is called Initial
3、 D.,The interesting movie that I saw yesterday is called Initial D.,Who:,The boy is standing against the wall. He is my best friend. The boy who is standing against the wall is my best friend.,That:,He is a famous writer. I have known him for many years. He is the famous writer that I have known for
4、 many years.,Whom:,We saw a girl just now. She is a British exchange student. The girl whom we saw just now is a British exchange student.,Whose:,The suspects hair is very short. The police didnt find him. The police didnt find the suspect whose hair is very short.,Where:,I lived in a small city whe
5、n I was young. The city has changed a lot. The city where I lived has changed a lot.,Why:,He lost his job. He had some different ideas with his boss. The reason why he lost his job is that he had some different ideas with his boss.,When:,Jay was interviewed by a news reporter. It was 4:30 then. It w
6、as 4:30 when Jay was interviewed by a news reporter.,Read the article on page 9 and underline the attributive clauses you find in the article.,The answers are: He was the only boy who won the Gold Service Award in 1997. He then went to Oxford University where he pursued International and Intercultur
7、al studies. Some of the cities in China which he likes most are Shanghai, Harbin, and Beijing. Some of the books were gifts that he got from his Chinese friends and students. The paintings that David donated to the school are being displayed in the assembly hall.,Language points:,pursue: 追赶,追逐,从事,继续
8、 The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner. She pursued the study of wild animals for many years.,Upon doing 一就 Upon answering the phone, he went out again.,develop an interest 对产生兴趣,donate v. donation n. 捐赠 Thanks to Mr. Lees donation, the students in the poor areas can go on with their study.,No
9、w please read part 2 on page 8 , try to understand the different functions of the relative pronouns.,Look at the article again, can you tell the functions of the relative pronouns in the attributive clauses you found just now?,Exercises: Choose the proper relative pronouns to finish the following cl
10、auses:,who, where, that, which, whose, whom,He would hire a man _ they say is a good programmer. He is a man _ you can safely depend on. The small town _ he grew up as a child has turned into a big city. The only thing _ I can do is to wait. This is the library _ he loves best. The man _ mustache is grey is ninety years old now.,whom,who,where,that,which/that,whose,Assignments: Review the attributive clauses and relative pronouns. Finish Exercise 1 on Page 8, Workbook.,
