确定关系代词前所用介词的七点注意

1. He’s written a book the name of which I’ve forgotten. 他写了一本书，书名我忘了。

相关搭配：the name of ……的名字；the name of a book 一本书的书名。

2. It was an agreement the details of which could not be altered. 这是一项其细节不可更改的协定。

相关搭配：the details of ……的细节；the details of an agreement 某份协议的细节

六注意整体与部分的关系

1. The buses, most of which were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd. 公共汽车大多数都已经挤满了人，它们被愤怒的人群包围着。

相关搭配：most of ……中的大多数，大多数的……；most of the buses 大多数的汽车。

2. He went with a group of people, few of whom were correctly equipped for such a climb.  他和一队人一起去了，其中没有几个人配有进行这样一次登山的适当装备。

相关搭配：few of ……当中的很少数，少数的……；few of the people 少数人。

3. The lorry crashed into a queue of people, several of whom had to have hospital treatment.  卡车冲进了一队人之中，其中有几个不得不住院治疗。

相关搭配：several of ……当中的几个，几个……；few of the people 几个人。

七注意同位语关系

1. Her sons, both of whom work abroad, ring her up every week.  她的两个儿子，都在国外工作，他们每周都给她打电话来。

用法说明：both of whom为her sons的同位语。

2. Both players, neither of whom reached the final, played well. 两名运动员都未进入决赛，但都表现得很好。

用法说明：neither of whom为both players的同位语。

【一点补充】

介词后接的关系代词通常为which和whom，但有时也可能是其他关系代词（如whose）。如：

He is the man from whose house the pictures were stolen. 他就是那个家里藏画被盗的人。

相关搭配：from the man’s house 从这个人的家里。

In 1980 he caught a serious illness from whose effects he still suffers. 1980年他患了到现在对他仍有影响的重病。

相关搭配：from the efforts of the illness 从这种病的影响中。

【小练一下】

01. The death of his son was an experience from ______ he never fully recovered.

A. that                      B. which                   C. what                    D. when

02. It’s the third in a sequence of three books, the first of ______ I really enjoyed.

A. them                    B. which                   C. that                      D. what

03. The picking of the fruit, for ______ work they receive no money, takes about a week.

A. which                  B. where                   C. that                      D. whose

04. He was educated at the local grammar school, after ______ he went on to Cambridge.

A. that                      B. which                   C. what                    D. where

05. She may have missed the train, in ______ case she won’t arrive for another hour.

A. that                      B. which                   C. what                    D. where

06. Your claim ought to succeed, in ______ case the damages will be substantial.

A. that                      B. this                      C. what                    D. which

07. We’ve been invited to Rachel and Jamie’s wedding—speaking of ______, did you know that they’re moving to Ealing?

A. whom                  B. when                    C. which                  D. what

08. She has written two novels, both of ______ have been made into television series.

A. that                      B. them                    C. what                    D. which