關係代名詞

l   關係代名詞的選用：先決定先行詞

	主格	所有格	受格
人（先行詞）	Who （that）	Whose	Whom （that）
物（先行詞）	Which （that）	Whose The N of which Of which the N	Which （that）
（非）人或物	That	X	That

l   再判斷格的使用：判斷關係代名詞在形容詞子句中是扮演何種角色

	用法
主格	（關係代名詞）+ V…
所有格	（關係代名詞）+ N + V（當主詞）
受格	（關係代名詞）+ S + V + （介）

l   Who: （人當主格）

EX: She as an uncle. He is very rich. =  She has an uncle who is very rich. EX: The man is coming to the tea. He wrote this poem. = The man who wrote this poem is coming to tea. ! 請將以下句子合併成形容詞子句 1.       I have decided to hire that man. He can speak English.   I have decided to hire that man who can speak English.                                      2.       Mike met a man. The man is a teacher.  Mike met a man who is a teacher.          3.       He has a son. He is very wise.  He has a son  who   is very wise.

l   Which: （物當主格）

EX: This is the book. It deals with English grammar. = This is the book which deals with English grammar. ! 請將以下句子合併成形容詞子句 1.     The road is sandy. It leads to the shore.   The road  which  leads to the shore  is sandy 2.     I bought a book. The book is very interesting. I bought a book which  is very interesting.  3.     She has a beautiful house. That house cost her a lot. She has a beautiful house  which  cost her a lot.

l   Whom: （人當受格）

EX: She has an uncle. She loves him. = She has an uncle whom she loves. EX: This is the boy. I met the boy at the station yesterday. = This is the boy whom I met at the station yesterday. ! 請將以下句子合併成形容詞子句 1.     This is the boy. I have been waiting for the boy.  This is the boy whom I have been waiting for. 2.     Mr. Lee is a teacher. Everyone respects him a lot. Mr. Lee is a teacher whom everyone respects him a lot.                       3.     Tom is a criminal. Everyone is searching for him. Tom is a criminal whom everyone  is searching for.

l   Which: （物當受格）

EX: This is the book. I bought the book yesterday. = This is the book which I bought yesterday. EX: The water is fresh. We drink the water every day. = The water which we drink every day is fresh. ! 請將以下句子合併成形容詞子句 1.     This is the book. I am looking for the book. This is the book which I am looking for the book.  2.     These are the photographs. I took some photographs last month. These are the photographs which I  took last month. 3.     Bring me the magazines. I have left them in the room. Bring me the magazines which I  left them in the room.

! Exercise: Please fill the blanks with who/ whom

1.       The children( who  live down the street in the yellow hose)are always polite.

2.       The children  whom  we wanted in the park were feeding ducks in a pond.

3.       The people  whom   we visited gave us tea and a light snack.

4.       I know some people  who   live on the boat.

5.       I talked to the woman  who   was sitting next to me.

6.       I saw the people  who  were playing football at the park.

7.       My mother is a person  whom  I admire tremendously.

8.       Marie and Luis Escobar still keep in touch with many of the students  whom  they met in their English class five years ago.

9.       People who listen to very loud music may suffer gradual hearing loss.

10.     At the supermarket yesterday, one of the store employees caught a man  who had put a beefsteak in his coat pocket and attempted to walk out without paying.

11.     The couple  whom  I invited to dinner at my home were two hours late. I thought that was very rude. They didn’t call. They didn’t have an excuse. They didn’t apologize. I’ll never invite them again.

! Exercise: Please fill the blanks with who/ whom

1.       The woman whom  I met last night was interesting.

2.       The man who answered the phone was polite.

3.       The people whom  Nadia is visiting live on Elm Street.

4.       The students who came to class late missed the quiz.

5.       The man  who married my mother is now my stepfather.

6.       The man whom  my mother married now is my stepfather.

7.       Do you know the boy who is talking to Anita?

8.       I’ve become good friends with several of the people whom  I met in my English class.

9.       The woman  whom  I saw in the park was feeding the pigeons.

10.     The woman who was feeding the pigeons had a sackful of bread crumbs.

! Exercise: Please fill the blanks with who/ whom/ which

1.       The manager  who fired Tom is a difficult person to work for.

2.       The box which I mailed to my sister was heavy.

3.       The people who sat in the stadium cheered for the home team.

4.       The calendar  which hang in Paul’s office has pictures of wildlife.

5.       The teenagers counted the money which they earned at the car wash.

6.       The people  whom  my brother called didn’t answer their phone.

7.          The tree branch  which was lying in the street was a hazard to motorists.