南京市第九中学.ppt

U3 Grammar Non-restrictive attributive clauses (1st period) 南京市第九中学 张茹芳 陆昕 林欣 Who is he? *The man ______ is sitting there is Brad Pitt. *The man ______ she speaks is Brad Pitt. *The man _____________ she speaks to is Brad Pitt. Who is she? Cecilia, ______ took weight-loss pills, now realizes that health is important. Cecilia, _______ body is slim, still wants to lose some weight. Differences: Comma The non-restrictive attributive clause can be left out. We can’t use “that” in it. We can’t miss the relative words, either. Can you find the non-restrict attributive clauses in your reading, p 42,43 *I’m taking weight-loss pills called Fat-Less, which are quite popular among young women here. *My mother, whom you met last year, keeps telling me not to take them because they are dangerous. *Then the doctor found someone in your country, whose name is Li Dong, was an exact match for me. It’s the same in China---many people, some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going on diet or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous. More examples: He was very rude to the custom officers, which of course made things even worse. The result of the experiment was very good, which we hadn’t expected. He missed the show, whichwas a great pity. Tip 1: Here, we know we can use “which” to refer to the whole main clause, and we can’t use “that”. 典型例题 Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others, _____, of course, made the others envy him. (2004, 天津卷) A. who B. that C. what D. which Carol said the work would be done by October, _____ personally I doubt very much. (1999) A. it B. that C. when D. which Other examples: He has three sons, two of whom are doctors. Many people, some of whom are slim, are going on diets. China has hundreds of islands, the largest of which is Taiwan. Tip 2: We can use most/ all/ some/ both/ part + of + whom/ which to express a co