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* * Unit 1 Grammar Usage 1 南京金陵中学 邢文骏、倪庆荣、薛琳、曹琪、古敏、尹军 What? An attributive clause is a clause that modifies a noun the same way an adjective or prepositional phrase does. The noun it modifies is called an antecedent. e.g. Adjective: an exciting match Attributive clause: a match that is exciting Prepositional phrase: the book in my hand Attributive clause: the book that is in my hand How? Attribute clauses are usually introduced by relative pronouns like which, who, that, whom and whose, or relative adverbs like where, why and when. Which: I saw an interesting movie yesterday. It is called Initial D. →The interesting movie that I saw yesterday is called Initial D. Who: The boy is standing against the wall. He is my best friend. →The boy who is standing against the wall is my best friend. That: He is a famous writer. I have known him for many years. →He is the famous writer that I have known for many years. Whom: We saw a girl just now. She is a British exchange student. →The girl whom we saw just now is a British exchange student. Whose: The suspect’s hair is very short. The police didn’t find him. →The police didn’t find the suspect whose hair is very short. Where: I lived in a small city when I was young. The city has changed a lot. →The city where I lived has changed a lot. Why: He lost his job. He had some different ideas with his boss. →The reason why he lost his job is that he had some different ideas with his boss. When: Jay was interviewed by a news reporter. It was 4:30 then. →It was 4:30 when Jay was interviewed by a news reporter. Read the article on page 9 and underline the attributive clauses you find in the article. The answers are: He was the only boy who won the Gold Service Award in 1997. He then went to Oxford University where he pursued International and Intercultural studies. Some of the cities in China which he likes most are Shanghai, H