Question

定语从句中which和that的区别

Answer 1

　　虽然都是定语从句的关系代词引导定语从句。但是有些时候只能选择which，有些时候只能选择that。
　　1. 只能用which指代前面的先行词，在定语从句里做主语或是宾语。
　　非限制性的定语从句，也就是先行词和定语从句之间有逗号隔开。
　　We have eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist.
　　我们删去了全部统计表格，因只有专家才对这些表格感兴趣。
　　关系代词紧跟在介词后面。
　　Select the database in which you want to compare counters.
　　选择您想要在其中比较计数器的数据库。
　　指代前面整个句子。
　　He's always holding up my father to scorn, which made me hate him.
　　他总是举出我父亲加以嘲笑，这使我十分厌恶他。
　　先行词是that，为了避免重复，使用which。
　　What is that which you mentioned？
　　你刚才说的是什么？
　　2. 只能用that指代前面的先行词，在后面定语从句里做主语或是宾语。
　　先行词有人有物，也就是说先行词是俩个一起做定语从句的主语或是宾语。
　　I should thankall the people and things that once helped me.
　　我应该感谢所有帮助过我的人和事。
　　先行词被最高级或是序数词修饰时，只能用关系代词that。
　　This is the best place that I've ever visited.
　　这是我曾参观过的最好的地方。
　　先行词是不定代词。
　　Is there anything that you have not forgiven yourself for?
　　是否有什么东西让你觉得无法自我原谅吗？
　　there be句型先行词做表语。
　　There is another job that you need to finish.
　　还有一项工作你需要去做。当先行词是which、who等，为了避免重复，用关系代词that。
　　Which is the wallet that you lost?
　　哪个是你丢失的钱包。
　　如有两个定语从句，其中一个已用which引导，另一个宜用that 。
　　Edison built up a factory which produced things that had never been seen before.
　　爱迪生建立了一家工厂，在里面生产别人没见过的东西。

Answer 2

　　定语从句中 which\ that 的用法与区别

　　修饰物体时关系代词that和 which的区分
　　使用that的情况：
　　1.当先行词是nothing, something, anything, all, each等不定代词时。
　　e.g. Do you have anything that is important to tell me?
　　2.当先行词被all, any, some, no, not, every, each等修饰时。
　　e.g. I have some books that are very good.
　　3.当先行词被形容词最高级、序数词所修饰时。
　　e.g. This is the first book that I bought myself.
　　The biggest bird that I caught is this bird.
　　4.主句是以which或who开头的特殊疑问句时
　　e.g. Which is the bike that you lost?
　　Who is the woman that was praised at the meeting.
　　5.当先行词在从句和主句中都作表语时,无论先行词是人还是物.
　　China is no longer the country that she was.
　　6.如有两个定语从句,其中一个已用which引导,另一个宜用that .
　　Edison built up a factory which produced things that had never been seen before.
　　7.在there be句型中,只用that.
　　He asked for the latest book (that) there is on the subject.
　　8.当先行词被the very, the last, the next, the only 等词修饰时。
　　e.g. This is the very book that I lost yesterday.
　　9.当先行词又有人又有物时。
　　e.g. I won’t forget the things and the persons that I saw.
　　只能使用which的情况。

　　1、非限制性定语从句中。
　　e.g. Mary has a book, which is very precious.
　　2、在介词之后。
　　e.g. This is a house in which lives an old man.
　　3、当主句中的主语被that修饰时。
　　e.g. That dog which I found in the street belongs to Mary.

Answer 3