定語分句(也稱關係分句、形容詞分句)是一種從屬分句。
定語分句的本質是通過修飾包含一個對主句中先行項有照應關係的元素來修飾先行項。
定語分句,根據分句和主句的聯繫密切程度和分句本身表達的意義,分為非限定性定語分句和限定性定語分句。
定語分句由關係代詞或關係副詞引導,取決於定語分句在句子中充當的成分。
基本介紹
- 中文名:定語分句
- 外文名:Relative clause
- 別名:定語從句、關係分句、形容詞分句、關係從句、形容詞從句
定義
I met a man who wasn't there.
從屬分句“who wasn't there”在這裡是一個定語分句,因為它修飾了名詞“man”:從屬分句中,“who”被修飾了;而“who”指代了“man”,故“man”被修飾了。
- Have you ever spoken to the peoplewho live the next door?
- There's a programme on tonightwhich you might like.
- Asis annouced in today's paper,all the schools will reopen on 1, Sept.
- The reasonwhy he lost his jobwas that he drank.
結構
- Here is thecarI bought last year.
- I hatethe wayhe talked to me.
先行項
- My fatheris a doctor, andhewants me to follow the same profession. (My father是he的先行項)
- The manwhodid the robbery has been caught.(The man是who的先行項)
- Buteventuallywereachthesummitfromwherewecanseeacrosstootherranges,mightyandawe-inspiring.(on the summit是where的先行項)
關係詞
約束性與非約束性定語分句
約束性定語分句
非約束性定語分句
限定性與非限定性定語分句
限定性定語分句
- I met some one who said he knows you. 我遇到了一個見過你的人。
- Attitudes towards day dreaming are changing in much the same way in which attitudes towards night dreaming have changed. 人們對白日做夢的態度正在改變,這與人們對夜間做夢的看法的變化有非常相似之處。
- I like the music for the very reason that he dislike it.我出於某種原因喜歡這種音樂,而他恰恰與我相反。
- We arrived the day that hey left. 我們在它們離開的那一天到達了。
- Is there anything you wanted? 你有想要的東西嗎?
非限定性定語分句
- The house,which I bought has a lovely garden. 我買的房子有一個好的花園。
- This novel, which I have read three times, is very touching. 這個小說很有趣,我已經讀了許多遍了。
- He seems not to have grasped what I meant, which greatly upsets me.他似乎沒理解我的意思,這使我心煩。
- Liquid water changes to vapor, which is called evaporation. 液態水變為蒸汽,這就叫做蒸發。
- The boy has as much progress as we had expected. 正像我們所預料的那樣,這個男孩取得了大的進步。
- As everyone knows ,China is a beautiful country with a long history . 每個人都知道,中國是一個有著悠久歷史的美麗國家。
- When old, Professor Lee lived in Wuhan where his son worked as a doctor. 李教授老的時候住在武漢,他的兒子也在武漢當醫生。
- The book I am reading is very interesting. 我讀的這本書很有趣。