Grammar & Usage,Unit,2,Attributive clause prep. + which/whom,Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns. 1. This is the story _ we wrote for our storytelling contest. 2. The book _ I borrowed from the library is very interesting. 3. He likes the birthday gifts _ his friends gave him. 4. The girl _ you have just seen is very good at English. 5. I dont know the name of the teacher _ I met in the computer room.,(which/that),(which/that),(which/that),(who/whom/that),(who/whom/that),Conclusion: The relative pronouns serve as the objects of the _.,verbs,Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns. 6. Is this the play _ you were talking about just now? 7. Daniel is the person _ I want to make friends with. 8. Art is the subject _ I know little about. 9. The Maths teacher is the person _ I got an A plus from. 10. The topic _ Eric is interested in is Physics.,(which/that),(who/whom/that),(which/that),(who/whom/that),(which/that),Conclusion: The relative pronouns serve as the objects of the _.,prepositions,Join the sentences with relative clauses: We could expect good decisions from you. We thought you were such a person. We thought you were a person (who/whom/that) we could expect good decisions from. We thought you were a person from whom we could expect good decisions.,Join the sentences with attributive clauses: You were to buy dog food with the money. The money is gone. The money (which/that) you were to buy dog food with is gone. The money with which you were to buy dog food is gone.,Conclusion: When the relative pronoun is the object of the preposition, we use preposition to begin an attributive clause, that is, preposition + which/whom. In this case, the relative pronoun, which or whom, cannot be replaced with “that” or “who”. Besides, the relative pronoun cannot be left out.,Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns: 6. Is this the play (which/that) you were talking about just now? 7. Daniel is the person (who/whom/that) I want to make friends with. 8. Art is the subject (which/that) I know little about. 9. The Maths teacher is the person (who/whom/that) I got an A plus from. 10. The topic (which/that) Eric is interested in is Physics.,Rewrite the following sentences: 6. Is this the play about which you were talking just now? 7. Daniel is the person with whom I want to make friends. 8. Art is the subject about which I know little. 9. The Maths teacher is the person from whom I got an A plus. 10. The topic in which Eric is interested is Physics.,Fill in the blanks with “prep.+ which/whom”: 1. Are you interested in any songs _ _ youve listened. 2. Tomorrow is a particular day _ _ his daughter will get married. 3. This is the knife _ _ I usually cut bread. 4. We cant live without the sun _ _ we get heat and light. 5. The subject _ _ Eric is interested is physics.,to which,on which,with which,from which,in which,6. Do you know the girl _ _ our head teacher is shaking hands? 7. I cant find my dictionary _ _ I paid over $100 . 8. This is the good car _ _ I spent all my money. 9. She is the teacher _ _all his students show respect . 10. The teacher _ _ you have been waiting is coming in a minute.,with whom,for which,on which,to/for whom,for which,Translate the following sentences: 1. 你有没有看见那座红房子，屋子前有一棵大树。 Do you see the red house? There is a big tree in front of the house. Do you see the red house in front of which there is a big tree?,2. 你有没有参观过那座大厦？在大厦顶上你可以俯瞰整座城市。 Have you ever visited the tall building? You can have a good view over the whole city on the top of the building. Have you ever visited the tall building on the top of which you can have a good view of the whole city?,Conclusion: Prepositional phrases can also be put before relative pronouns to begin an attributive clause.,3. 你有没有看到那座房子？它的屋顶是红的。 Do you see the house? Its roof is red. Do you see the house whose roof is red? Do you see the house the roof of which is red? Do you see the house of which the roof is red?,roof,the roof,4. 我没有参加那次会议，当时我没有认识到那个会议的重要性。 I didnt attend the meeting. I didnt realize its importance at that time. I didnt attend the meeting whose importance I didnt realize at that time. I didnt attend the meeting the importance of which I didnt realize at that time.,the,Conclusion: Relative pronoun “whose” can be replaced with “of which”, but you must pay attention to its form.,5. 你用那种方式来对待你的父亲，我不喜欢那种方式。 You treat your father in the way. I dont like that way. I dont like the way in which you treat your father. I dont like the way (that) you treat your father.,Conclusion: We use “in which” or “that” to begin an attributive clause after “way”. In this case, “in which” or “that” can also be left out.,Exercises: 1. Many people who had seen the film were afraid to go to the forest when they remembered the s