高一英语growing pains1.pptVIP

●Grammar and usage Thegrammar item in this unit will still deal with attributive clauses. You are first expected to learn about the attributive clauseintroduced by a preposition + which and a preposition + whom. You will also learn how to useattributive clauses introduced by the relative adverbs when, whereand why. Step1: Prep.+ which prep.+ whom An attributive clausecan be introduced by aprep.+ which/whom and let’s see in what circumstances these two forms areused. 1. Point 1 on page 28 Point out the antecedents and their functions in thefollowing two sentences. Wethought you wereaperson from whom wecould expect good decisions. (Theantecedent is a person. In the attributive clauseit serves as theobject of the preposition from.) Themoney with which you wereto buy dog food is gone. (Theantecedent is the money. Its function in the attributive clauseis the object of thepreposition with.) 2. Point 2. TheMaths teacher is theperson from whom I got an A plus. Art is the subject about which I know little. 3. Points 3 and 4. Dad is aperson to whom I can easily talk. Dad is aperson whom/that/who I can easily talk to. Dad is aperson I can easily talk to. Note: Thepreposition in the attributive clause must beused whether therelative pronouns areleft out or not. 4. Point 5. Thesentences in Point 5 show us how to usetheattributive clause to modify the antecedent way. Now theecercises in Parts A and Bon page 29. For Part A, you should pay attention to the antecedent to seewhether it refers to a person/people or sth./things. Complete each sentenceaccording to its meaning. Answers A 1c 2 d 3b 4a 5e 6h 7f 8g B 1 which 2 which 3 about 4 from 5 from Resources You may want to know moreabout in what situation a prep.+ which/whom should be used and how to use aproper preposition. More sentences with attributive clauses introduced by aprep.+ which/whom can beused as examples. *Thepen with which I write my homework every day is broken, so Ill have to buy a new one. (with he