1.    to generalize the gramma this week

This week, we began to learn the relative clause, which is also called the attributive clause.

Here is a form tells us the difference between that and what :

that	After an NP	Relative clause	A relative pronoun referring to the antecedent to introduce an incomplete clause as the postmodifier to the NP
		Nominal clause(appositive clause)	To introduce a complete clause referring to the NP
	Nominal clause(subject, object,SC,etc.)		To introduce a complete clause
what	Nominal clause(subject, object,SC,etc. except appositive)	To introduce an incomplete clause

 

 

2.    Chosen exercises

 

1.  combine each group of sentences into one containing a relative clause :

You sent me a present.  Thank you very much for it.

Thank you very much for the present you sent me.

 

2.  combine each group of sentences into one containing a relative clause :

She was dancing with a student.  He had a slight limp.

She was dancing with a student who had a slight limp.

 

3. combine each group of sentences into one containing a relative clause :

I was sitting in a chair.   It suddenly collapsed.

The chair which / that I was sitting in suddenly collapsed.

 

4.  combine each group of sentences into one containing a relative clause :

She said that the men were thieves.  This turned out to be true.

She said that the men were thieves, which turned out to be true.

 

5.  combine each group of sentences into one containing a relative clause :

I missed the train.  I usually catch this train, (and) I had to travel on the next.  This was a slow train.

I missed the train which I usually catch, and I had to travel on the next, which was a slow train.

 

6.   combine each group of sentences into one containing a relative clause :

There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box.   I was phoning from this box.

There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box which I was phoning from.

 

7.  fill in a relative word best suited to the context :

Song birds are birds _____that______ sing.

 

8. fill in a relative word best suited to the context :

Are you the lady _____who_____asked for soap?

 

9. fill in a relative word best suited to the context :

There’s the plane ____that_____crashed yesterday.

 

10.  fill in a relative word best suited to the context :

My typewriter is not the machine ____(that)_____it was.

 

3.    Time for TEM—4

 

1. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them______ suffering and poverty.
A. anything but     B. nothing but  C. none other than     D. no more than

Answer: B

nothing but意为“仅仅，只不过”；anything but意为“除… 以外的任何事”；none other than意为“不是别人，正是…”；no more than意为“不过，仅仅”。这里根据句意所以选B。

 

2. After______seemed an endless wait, it was her too run to step into the doctor’s office.

A. it     B. that      C. what        D. which 　　

Answer: C

在由after引导的介词短语中，what seemed(to be)起定语作用，修饰an endless wait。

 

3. The board deemed it’s urgent that these files______right away.
A. had to be printed         B. should have been printed 

C. must be printed          D. should be printed

Aswer: D

urgent在句中做形式宾语it的补足语，其后的宾语从句应使用虚拟语气，就是should+动词原形。

 

4.  Men differ from animals ____ they can think and speak。

A。 for which B。 for that C。 in that D。 in which

Answer: C

状语从句题。In that意为因为，由于，引导原因状语从句。

 

5.  Our association， which has consistently pressed for greater employment opportunities for the disabled，will publish ____ proposals in the near future。

A。 their B。 our C。 his D。 its

Answer: D

本题考的是物主代词词，这里association是作为一个整体概念出现的，所以后面对应的形容词性物主代词也应该表示单数概念。

 

6. They stood chatting together as easily and naturally as ____。

A。 it could be B。 could be C。 it was D。 was

Answer: A

状语从句题。It could be表示在可能的情况下的意思，it指代前面提到的内容，符合此处的语义语法关系，所以选A。

  

7.  In his plays Shakespeare _____ his characters live through their language。

A。 would make B。 had made C。 made D。 makes

Answer: D

虽然莎翁已经过世了，但是这里为了表示一种生动或真实的叙述就用了一般过去时。

 

8. Had Judy been more careful on the maths exam， she ____ much better results now。

A。 would be getting B。 could have got

C。 must get D。 would get

Answer: D

本句中的从句是对过去情况进行虚拟，省略了if，因此出现了倒装，但是主句中有now，所以还是对现在的虚拟。Get解释为得到时是瞬间动词，不用进行时态。

 

9.  _____ the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.
A. Whatever       B. Whenever       C. Whichever       D. However

Answer: A

状语从句题。本句中whatever相当于 no matter what，引导让步状语从句。

 

10. When you have finished with that book， don‘t forget to put it back on my desk， _____？

A. do you B. don‘t you C. will you D. won‘t you

Answer: A

这题是我比较搞的反义疑问句。复合疑问句的tag question应该反问主句部分，又因为主句部分是否定的，所以反义部分应该用表示肯定的will you。

 

4.     the summary of this week’s learning

阔别了两周的语法课堂格外让人亲切啊！这周老师讲的是关系分句。大量的笔记，容易混淆的题目都挺让人头疼的。但是详细的讲解也使我明白了许多以前做题目时会搞混的选项含义。马上就要期末考试了，好好复习！