研究生——专业英语写作3.ppt

英语写作 三 Attributive Clause  There is no complicated problems but can be solved in a few hours. The instrument which we often use is very good in quality. Maxwell was the great scientist who discovered the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction. The instrument that can be used to measure current, voltage and resistance is called a multi-meter. A target is the object whose position is to be determined. No one understands that characteristic we call life. A right triangle is one two of whose sides are perpendicular to each other. Here we use a ring around whose surface the wire is wound. 2.The choice of the preposition in the subclauses beginning with “preposition + which” The “preposition” is required by some verb, adjective or noun in the sub-clause or by the idea the whole sentence intends to express. The elements of which air consists are many. The substance in which there are many free electrons is called a conductor. How to live longer is a question to which man has tried to find a good answer for hundreds of years. ★ A few relative adverbs and some “preposition + which”s can be omitted or replaced by the universal relative adverb “that” after the following nouns: the time [moment, instant, cycle, point, day, …] the reason the way [manner] the direction the distance the amount the number of times [units, places“位”, days, …] f (x) stands for the distance the object is from the lens. The product（乘积）of the force and the distance a body moves is called work. [through which; that] The voltage gain（增益）is the number of times a stage（级）, or a number of stages, amplifies the signal. [by which; that] The amount a solid material will expand when heated is measured by its coefficient（系数）of linear expansion（线膨胀）. [by which; that] It is necessary to count the number of places（位）the decimal point（十进制小数点）has been shifted（移动）. [by which; that] This diagram shows the way the current changes with time. The current starts flowing at the moment the ci