whose就是引导一个定语从句,并且本身在定语从句中承担的成分也是定语。翻译的时候常常是表示“谁的”这样的所属关系。比如:i like this house whose window faces east.我喜欢这间房子,它的窗户是面朝东方的。whose引导定语从句指定house,并且本身在该定语从句中做window的定语。
定语从句whose用法
1、whose用来表示所属关系,相当于关系代词中的所有格形式。当whose为关系词who的所有格时,用来修饰人,且whose不可省略。
I know the man whose bike was stolen.
I hate Alex whose words are seldom true.
2、whose也可以修饰物,为关系词which的所有格
The company whose name is Alibaba is in China.
He has a friend whose father is a doctor.
3、whose可以充当定语从句中的主语、宾语、介词宾语等不同成分
Mr King,whose legs were badly hurt,was quickly taken to hospital.
The student whose composition I read writes well.
The company whose name was Notco was in Australia.
那个名叫诺特可的公司设在澳大利亚。
whose, of whom与of which用法解析
1、关系代词 whose,引导定语从句时,既可指人,又可指物,在从句中只能作定语;of whom 只能指人;of which 只能指物,有时 whose 可以与 of whom 和 of which 互换使用。如:
The girl whose hair is golden is from England. 头发金色的那个女孩是英国人。
The house whose doors are green is an office building. 门是绿色的那座房子是办公楼。
It was an actor whose name escapes me for the moment
那个男演员的名字我一时想不起来了。
We have two full-time secretaries, one of whom is on secondment from the RoyalNavy.
我们有两个全职秘书,其中一人是临时从皇家海军调来的。
Soldiers took away four people one of whom was later released.
士兵们抓走4个人,其中1个随后被放了回来。
His style of leadership has attracted increasing criticism among his supporters,
many of whom have since left Central Office.
他的领导风格已经在他的拥趸中引起了越来越多的批评,很多人后来离开了总局。
He was also a writer of beautiful stories, some of which are
collaborations with his fiancee.
他还写了一些美妙的故事,其中有些是和他的未婚妻合著的。
The house had its charms, not the least of which was the furniture that came with it.
这座房子有其吸引人的地方,比如和房子配套的家具就很出彩。
The profession offers a bundle of benefits, not least of which is extensive training.
这份职业提供了大量福利,全面训练就是其中很重要的一项。
Many theories on punishment exist, all of which are variations on a theme.
关于惩罚的理论有很多,虽形式略有不同,但其主旨都是一样的。
There are three conference rooms each of which is equipped with a screen,flipchart and audio visual equipment.
有3个会议室,每个会议室都配有屏幕、活动挂图板和视听设备。
I saw three camp beds, two of which were occupied.
我看见了3张折叠床,其中两张已有人占了。
He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him
他的一个搁架上摆满了东西,每一样都能勾起他许多回忆。
In each packet there are batches of letters, most of which are undated.
每个包裹里都有一摞摞的信件,其中大部分都没有日期。
The football supporters began throwing missiles, one of which hit the referee.
足球迷们开始扔东西,其中还砸到了裁判一次。
2、“介词 + whose +名词” 引导定语从句。如:
I love my motherland, for whose good future I will work hard. 我爱我的祖国,为了她美好的未来我要努力工作。
3、在下列情况下,一般只用 of whom 和 of which。
(1) 定语从句的主语是 few, little, some, most, many, much等时,一般只用of whom和of which。
In the room are lots of people, many of whom I don't know. 房间里有很多人,其中许多人我不认识。
He has a lot of story-books, a few of which I have never read. 他有很多故事书,有几本故事书我还从未看过。
(2) 定语从句的主语是数词、形容词的最高级时,一般只用of whom和of which。如:(from www.yingyuyufa.com)
The old man has three children, two of whom are college students and one of whom is a manager. 那个老人有三个小孩,其中两个是大学生,另一个是经理。
(3) 定语从句的主语是all, none, both, neither, each等不定代词时,一般只用of whom和of which。如:
There are fifty students in our class, all of whom are working hard. 我们班有五十个学生,所有这五十个学生学习都刻苦。
He planted two trees last year, both of which are growing well. 去年他栽了两棵树,这两棵树都长得好。
(4) 在定语从句中作表语的定语时,一般只用of whom和of which。如:
He has three brothers, of whom Li Lei is the youngest one. 它有三兄弟,李蕾是他们中最小的一个。
There are many countries in Asia, of which China is the largest one. 亚洲有很多国家,中国是最大的一个。
定语从句中who的用法总结
1、在限定性从句中作主语,不可省略
- A seaman is someone who works on a ship. 海员是在船上工作的人。
2、在限定性从句中作宾语,可省略
- The police arrested a man (who) Jill worked with. 警方逮捕了一名与吉尔共事的男子。
3、在非限定性从句中作主语,不可省略
- Alice, who has worked in Beijing ever since leaving Shanghai, will be starting an English course in the summer. 爱丽丝将在夏天开始一门英语课程,她离开上海后一直在北京工作。
4、在非限定性从句中作宾语,不可省略
- Clare, who I work with, is doing the London marathon this year. 克莱尔今年将参加伦敦马拉松比赛,他是我的同事。
小结:关系词 Who 在定语从句中即可作主语也可作宾语,只有当其在限定性定语从句作宾语时可以省略,其他情况都不可以省略。