2. Ask Ss to fill in the following blanks with which or that and tell the reason.

(1) He did all / everything _______he could to help me.

(2) This is the very thing _______ I am after.

(3) We talked about the men and the things _______ we remembered at school.

(4) This is the only reason _______ he gave.

(5) This is the first thing _______ I want to say.

(6) This is the best book _______ I have ever read.

(7) Who is the man _______ spoke to you at the gate?

(8) Which is the star _______ is nearest to the earth?

(9) Is there anything else _______ you want to say?

(10) Any person _______ has the money can join the group.

(11) He often speaks the role he played in the play, _______ made others upset.

(12) He opened the door, in front of _______ sat a boy.

(13) The man to _______ I spoke is a famous scientist.

Suggested Answers:

(1) that, 当先行词是不定代词或被all、every、few、no等修饰时，只用that。

(2) that, 当先行词被the very、the same、the only修饰时，只用that。

(3) that,　 当先行词中既包括人又包括物时，只用that。

(4) that, 当先行词被the only修饰时，只用that。

(5) that, 当先行词被序数词修饰时，只用that。

(6) that, 当先行词被形容词最高级修饰时，只用that。

(7) that, 在who引导的疑问句中，只用that, 不用who。

(8) that, 在which引导的疑问句中，只用that, 不用which。

(9) that,　 同 1题。

(10) that, 同1题。

(11) which,非限制性定语从句中不用that。

(12) which, 在介词后面用which, 不用that。、

(13) which, 在介词后面用whom, 不用that, 不用who。

Step 5. Homework.

1. Ask Ss to fill in the blanks with “preposition + relative pronoun”

(1)　　　 Do you like the book ________ she spent $10?　　

(2)　　　 Do you like the book ________ she paid $10?

(3)　　　 Do you like the book ________ I learned a lot about Zhou Enlai.?　　

(4)　　　 Do you like the book ________ she often talks?

(5)　　　 He built a telescope ________ he could study the skies.

(6)　　　 They arrived at a house, _________stood a tall tree.

(7)　　　 China has a lot of rivers, the second longest _______ is the Yellow River.

(8)　　　 The man ________ I spoke on the phone last night is very good at wrestling.

(9)　　　 He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows; most ______ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

(10)　 Is this the house ________ Shakespeare was born?

(11)　 The wolf ________ the sheep had been eaten was killed last night.

(12)　 I can’t find the pen _________ I often write.　

(13)　 Tom is the person________ I often go to school.

(14)　 The Second World War _________millions of people were killed ended in 1945.

Suggested Answers:

(1). on which　 (2). for which　 (3). from which　 (4). of / about which　 (5). through which　 (6). in front of which / behind which　 (7). of which　 (8). with whom　 (9). of which

(10). in which　 (11). by which　 (12). with which (13). with whom　 (14).during which

9. Ask Ss to translate the following sentences into English by using the attributive clause.

(1)　　　 在没有词典的年代英语更难学。

(2)　　　 我喜欢英语有很多原因。

(3)　　　 水稻在下雨多的地方生长。

(4)　　　 他没有告诉我他什么时候结婚。

(5)　　　 我们在上次见面的地方见面吧。

(6)　　　 告诉我你为啥哭。

Suggested Answers:

(1)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 In the days when there were no dictionaries, English was harder to learn.

(2)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 There are many reasons why I like English.

(3)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Rice grows in places where it rains much.

(4)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 He didn’t tell me the time when he would get married.

(5)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Let’s meet at the place where we met last time.

(6)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Tell me the reason why you are crying.

Step 4. Consolidation

8. Ask Ss to complete the following sentences with correct relative pronouns.

(1).I’ll never forget the days______________ we worked together.　　　　　　　　　　　

(2).I’ll never forget the days ___________we spent together.　　　　　　　　　　　　

(3).I went to the place ___________　 I worked ten years ago.　　　　　　　　　

(4).I went to the place _____________ I visited ten years ago.　　　　　　　　　

(5).This is the reason _____________________ he was late.　　　　　　　　　

(6).This is the reason _____________________ he gave.

Suggested Answers:

(1).that / which　 (2). when / in which　 (3). where / in which　 (4). that / which　 (5). why / for which　 (6). that / which

7. Ask Ss to observe the following sentences and answer the following question.

What is the relationship between the relative adverbs and the central nouns?

(1)　　　 The school where I study is far from my home. (where = in the school)

(2)　　　 The day came when I saw her. (when = on the day)

(3)　　　 The reason why I am late is that my bike broke down on my way here.(why = for the reason)

(4)　　　 I don’t the way that you speak. (that = in the way)

6. Ask Ss to translate the following sentences into English by using the attributive clause.

(1)　　　 跟我说话的那个人是我的英语老师。

(2)　　　 我跟他说话的那个人是我的英语老师。

(3)　　　 努力工作的人定会成功。

(4)　　　 你在大门口见到的那个人是我的哥哥。

(5)　　　 我丢了我借的那本书。

(6)　　　 我昨天买的鸡蛋不新鲜。

(7)　　　 我认识那个名字叫张平的男孩。

(8)　　　 那本封面烂了的书是我的。

Suggested Answers:

(1)　　　 The man who spoke to me was my English teacher.

(2)　　　 The man that I spoke to was my English teacher.

(3)　　　 The people who work hard will succeed.

(4)　　　 The man who you saw at the gate was my brother.

(5)　　　 I lost the book that I borrowed.

(6)　　　 The eggs that I bought were not fresh.

(7)　　　 I know the boy whose name is Zhang Ping.

(8)　　　 The book whose cover is broken is mine.

5. Ask Ss to join the two sentences by using the attributive clause and answer when the relative pronouns can be omitted. After Ss have finished, tell them when a relative pronoun is used as the object in the attributive clause, it can be left out.

(1).The eggs were not fresh. I bought them yesterday.

(2).The friend was not hungry. He came to supper last night.

(3).He prefers the cheese. It comes from his parent’s farm.

(4).The noodles were delicious. You cooked them.

(5).I don’t like the people. They smoke a lot.

Suggested Answers:

(1)　　　 The eggs (that/which) I bought them were not fresh.

(2)　　　 The friend who/ that he came to supper last night was not hungry.

(3)　　　 .He prefers the cheese that / which it comes from his parent’s farm.

(4)　　　 The noodles (which/ that) you cooked them were delicious.

(5)　　　 I don’t like the people that / who they smoke a lot.

4. Ask Ss to fill in the following form with “√” or “×”.

Suggested Answers:

3. Ask Ss to observe the following sentences and answer the following question.

What is the relationship between the relative pronouns and adverbs and the antecedent?

(1)　　　 A plane is a machine that can fly. (that= the machine)

(2)　　　 The letter which I received yesterday was from my brother. (which = the letter)　　　

(3)　　　 The boy who broke the window is called Tom. (who = the boy)

(4)　　　 Mr Wang is the man whom you should write to. (whom = the man)

(5)　　　 The boy whose parents are dead was brought up by his grandfather. (whose = the boy’s)

2.Ask Ss to observe and answer the following question according to the exercise above.

(1) What is the position of the attributive clause?

(2) How is it translated?

Suggested Answers:

(1). The attributive clause usually follows the antecedent. But sometimes it is not the case. It may be separated from the noun. It is worth mentioning that there is a trend in the national English examination to college that the attributive clause is separated from the antecedent to make the sentence harder to understand. For example:

◆ The day came at last when I went to college.

◆ He laughs best who laughs last.

◆ He is the only one of the teachers who comes from Qingdao.

◆ He is not a true man who does not reach the Great Wall.

(2). When an attributive clause is translated into Chinese, it is usually translated into “… …的”.