3)China has thousands of islands,the largest of which is Taiwan.中国有数千个岛屿,其中最大的是台湾岛。
4)Chaplin went to the states in 1910,by which time he had learnt to dance and act in comedies.卓别林1910年去了美国,那时他已学会跳舞和演喜剧了。
2.表唯一性,或者就是指代先行词的事物时。
The dam,which is the biggest in the world,is 3,830 metres long.大坝长3,830米,是世界上最大的坝。
3.先行词是独一无二的事物时。
The moon,which doesn't give out light itself,is only a satellite of the earth.月球本身不发光,它只是地球的一个卫星。
4.先行词表示类属的事物时。
Football,which is a very interesting game,is played all over the world.足球是一项非常有趣的运动,全世界都踢足球。
5.先行词是专有名词时。
1)Three of the biggest man-made projects in the world are the Great Wall of China,the Pyramids of Egypt and the Aswan High Dam, which is also in Egypt.世界上最大的三项人造工程是中国的长城,埃及的金字塔和阿斯旺高坝,它也在埃及。
2)The Nile,which used to flood every year,now runs more regularly below the dam.尼罗河年年涨洪水,现在比较正常地在大坝下面流过了。
6.先行词是表人的职业、品质、身份等名词,作定语从句的表语时。主句和定语从句之间含有对比的意思。
Mike's brother is a policeman,which he isn't.迈克的哥哥是警察,他可不是。
7.先行词是形容词作定语从句的表语时。主句和定语从句含有对比的意思。
Li Ling is very clever,which Li Long isn't.李玲很聪明,李珑可不是。
8.先行词是集体名词表整体意思时。
My family,which has 35 people,is a large one.我家有35口人,是一个大家庭。
9.先行词是国家名词表地域概念时。
Last year he went to Egypt,which is in Africa.他去年去了埃及,埃及在非洲。
三、as,which是指代主句内容的非限制性定语从句时,表依据、评论与表事实、状态等没有多大差别,又在主句末时,有时可以通用。
1.He is quite pleased,as /which can be seen from his face.他非常高兴,从他的表情可以看出来。
2.You always work hard,as /which everyone knows.大家都知道,你一向勤奋学习。
但是,上面两句把定语从句置主句句首时,就只能用as。
3.This elephant is like a snake,as anybody can see.像任何人都能看见那样,这头象像条蛇。
4.Bamboo is hollow,which makes it very light.竹子是空的,这就使得它很轻。 在否定意义的非限制性定语从句里,一般用which引导。
5.He came to my birthday party,which I didn't expect at all.我完全没有想到,他来参加我的生日聚会了。
四、who,whom,whose等引导非限制性定语从句时,指代人的普通名词、专有名词等。表示正是或专指先行词等情况。在定语从句中作主语、宾语、定语等。
1.Bob's father,who worked on the project,spent four years in Egypt.鲍勃的父亲从事这项工程,在埃及度过了四年。
2.Dad,this is Zheng Jie,who I knew in Paris.爸,这是郑杰,我在巴黎认识的。 这一句是用主格who代替宾格 whom。liuxuepaper.com