Question

英语定语从句，求助

a simple weapon used mainly in the past in which a strap held at the ends was used for throwing stones这句例句里
请问是原本哪一部分的in提前了所以构成了in which 脑子有点乱

Answer 1

weapon是先行词，in which=where,在定语从句中充当地点状语。

追问

请问方便把in which去掉，调换顺序，重写一个句子吗。我的意思是他造句的时候是把介词提前了，但是我找不到原来该放的位置，总不能看到in which就全等换算成where吧

追答

a strap held at the ends in the weapon

Answer 2

a simple weapon used mainly in the past in which a strap held at the ends was used for throwing stones.

一种简单的武器，主要在过去使用，在其末端有一根皮带用来扔石头。

a simple weapon 主语(先行词)

used mainly in the past(后置定语)

in which(the weapon) a strap held at the ends(定语从句，which指代weapon.这里in which也可以替换成where,在从句中作地点状语，理解为在这种简易武器里)

was used for throwing stones.(主句部分的后半截)

追问

我想问的是如果不写定语从句的话，也就是去掉“in which"，那么这个in应该归属到哪里去，就是写句子的时候是因为考虑有介词in，所以提前在which前

追答

a simple weapon used mainly in the past was used for throwing stones and a strap held at the ends in the weapon. 这是定语从句的基本用法之一，which与that引导定语从句的用法区别之一，that前不能有介词，which前可以。例如句子:The house in which I live is here.=The house that I live in is here.=The house is here and I live in it(the house).