名人教你讲英文:关系子句(relative clause)
名人教英文:关系子句(relative clause)
英语文法中,一个简单句只能有一个主要动词。譬如说,this is a dog likes ice-cream一句内,有is和likes两个主要动词,便错了。
我们可以把这话改为复句:this is a dog which likes ice-cream。which为“关系代词”(relative pronoun),而which likes ice-cream叫“关系子句”(relative clause),作用是修饰名词dog。
除了which之外,who、whom和that都是常用的关系代词。
最近,汇贤通识学苑暑期班的学生撰文议论外佣居留权问题。我批改文章时,发现不少学生犯了上述错误,以下两个经过改写的例子:
例子一:
there will be about a hundred thousand foreign domestic helpers can become permanent residents of hong kong if the government loses the lawsuit.
there will be about a hundred thousand foreign domestic helpers can become permanent residents of hong kong这部分,有will be和become两个动词。一个改正方法是加上关系代词who: there will be about a hundred thousand foreign domestic helpers who can become permanent residents of hong kong...
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