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The Application of the Attributive Clause in Writing 写作中定语从句的应用 Nov. 10th, 2014

What is the attributive clause? 在复合句中修饰名词或代词的从句。 先行词 which, that, who, whom, whose, as 关系代词 关系词 when, where, why 关系副词 资料下载：www.1ppt.com/ziliao/ PPT课件下载：www.1ppt.com/kejian/ 范文下载：www.1ppt.com/fanwen/ 试卷下载：www.1ppt.com/shiti/ Word教程： www.1ppt.com/word/ Excel教程：www.1ppt.com/excel/ 优秀PPT下载：www.1ppt.com/xiazai/ PPT教程： www.1ppt.com/powerpoint/ 节日PPT模板：www.1ppt.com/jieri/ PPT素材下载：www.1ppt.com/sucai/ PPT背景图片：www.1ppt.com/beijing/ PPT图表下载：www.1ppt.com/tubiao/ PPT模板下载：www.1ppt.com/moban/ 行业PPT模板：www.1ppt.com/hangye/ 教案下载：www.1ppt.com/jiaoan/

Consolidation exercises: 1. A plane is a machine ________________can fly. 2. The car __________________ my uncle bought last week was stolen. 3. The man __________________ is walking on the playground is my old friend. 4. The woman _________________ you saw in the park is our English teacher. 5. I saw a woman ________________bag was stolen. 6. Until now, we have raised 5000 pounds for the poor children, ______________ is quite unexpected. which/that (which/that) who/that (who/whom/that) whose which

7. I still remember the day _______________I first came to Beijing. 8. It is an important day ________________ I will never forget. 9. The park ________________ they paid a visit to is beautiful. 10. The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication, especially at work _____________ a good impression is a must. 11. His walking stick, _________________ he can’t walk, was missing yesterday. when/on which (which/that) (which/that) where/in which without which

12. The reason ________________ he explained at the meeting is not acceptable. 13. The reason _________________he was late was that he got up late. 14. _____________was expected by all of us, Tom passed the driving test yesterday. 15. ___________ is often the case in science, there is no simple answer. 16. It is so difficult a question _____________ few students can answer. (which/that) why/for which As As as

Why, when and how should we apply the attributive clause to the writing?

文本中出现两句简单句 1. Avoid repetition and monotony (单调). A new teacher is teaching us English this term. We all like the new teacher very much. = We all like the new teacher who is teaching us English this term very much. 文本中出现两句简单句 将其中一个简单句改成从句,去修饰另外一个句子（确定先行词，并注意关系词的选用）

Practice: 我们班是一个大家庭。 Our class is a big family. 这个大家庭包括17个女孩和21个男孩。 The family consists of 17 girls and 21 boys. = Our class is a big family, which consists of 17 girls and 21 boys.

= My best classmate is Jack, whose nickname is “Loser”. 他的外号叫屌丝。 My best classmate is Jack. His nickname is “Loser” = My best classmate is Jack, whose nickname is “Loser”.

=The reason why I don’t like his nickname is that it deeply hurts him. The reason is that it deeply hurts him. =The reason why I don’t like his nickname is that it deeply hurts him.

Practice: 1. Children are all looking forward to the coming of the Spring Festival. the Spring Festival 做什么？ 2. Xiangshan is a famous tourism city. a famous tourism city 因何出名？有何景点？

Children are all looking forward to the coming of the Spring Festival, when they can relax themselves, set off fireworks and receive a large sum of lucky money.

Xiangshan is a famous tourist city, which is well known for its fresh air, long coastline and delicious seafood. Xiangshan is a famous tourist city, where there are a large number of sights such as Songlanshan Beach, China Fishing Village and Television City.

non-restrictive attributive clause The reason why … is that … Translation: 1.目前，英语在高考中是一个备受争议的学科。对此，不同的人持有不同的观点。 Currently, English is a controversial subject in the College Entrance Examination, about which different people hold different views. non-restrictive attributive clause 2.我没来机场送你的原因是我今天早上起晚了。 The reason why I didn’t see you off at the airport is that I got up late this morning. The reason why … is that … as we all know = as is known to all 众所周知 （as引导非限制性定语从句，表示“正如”） As is mentioned above, the attributive clause is of great use. 3.正如上面所提到的，定语从句用处很大。 as is often the case 就跟经常的情况一样 as is reported 正如所报道的那样 as is shown in the picture 如图所示

Our class is a big family, which consists of 17 girls and 21 boys Our class is a big family, which consists of 17 girls and 21 boys. My best classmate is Jack, whose nickname is “Loser”. The reason why I don’t like his nickname is that it deeply hurts him. In fact, he is a warm-hearted man, who always lends a helping hand to others. Besides, he is always optimistic regardless of difficulties, which inspires me a lot. As is mentioned above, I’m lucky enough to be his friend. I will never forget the days when we attend class together.

Practice of Writing

My Deskmate 姓名：__________ 年龄：__________ 长相：__________ 性格：__________ 姓名：__________ 年龄：__________ 长相：__________ 性格：__________ 爱好：__________ 长处：__________ 缺点：__________ …… (Please use at least two attributive clauses.)

My Deskmate My deskmate is a girl of 17 years old, whose name is Alice, the assistant to our English teacher. She is not very tall and has two smiling eyes, which leave others a warm impression. However, the reason why most people like her is that she works very hard and is always willing to help others. All in all, she is an outstanding girl from whom I can learnt a lot.

Homework 1. Review what we have learnt. 2. Write a short passage about Xiangshan, using at least three attributive clauses.

Thank you!