什么是非限定性定语从句和限制性定语从句?
1、在非限定性定语从句中不使用 that,而要用 which。
I have read all the books, which were assigned by the professor last week.
2、在由介词引导的定语从句中不使用 that,而要用 which/what(指代物),或 whom(指代人)。
I have read all the books, three of which were assigned by the professor last week.
I could tell the difference, among whom I used to work with.
限制性定语从句与非限制性定语从句
限制性定语从句
从语义上看,限制性关系从句主要起限定作用,修饰特定的人或事物,如果去掉限制性定语从句,整个句子表意会不完整甚至不通顺;从结构上看,限制性关系从句常紧跟先行词,并且同先行词之间一般不加逗号分隔(但不是绝对的)。
限制性关系从句的关系词包括:that, which, who, whom, whose, as, than等。
非限制性定语从句
从语义上看,非限制性关系从句主要起补充说明的作用,有时相当于一个并列分句或状语从句,可以表达原因、目的、结果、条件、让步等意义。