[误]I won't tell you the name of the person who teach me English.? ?
[正]I won't tell you the name of the person who teaches me English.? ?
[析]在定语从句中,关系代词作主语时,从它本身看不出其数的形式,这时要由它的先行词决定。这里who 应由 the person 单数决定,应该用单数谓语动词。又如:I who am a student want to find a spare time job. 这里的 who 应与 I 是一致的,所以其谓语动词应该用am。?
[误]We talked about the things and the people who we met during the Second World War.? ?
[正]We talked about the things and the people that we met during the Second World War.? ?
[析]这里的关系代词不要用 who,因为其先行词有两个一个是 things (物),而另一个是people (人),这时既不可用 who,又不可用 which,因前者只能用于先行词是人的情况下,而后者则用于先行词是物的情况下,所以只能用 that,因为它的先行词既可以是人又可以是物。?
[误]The book,that I bought yesterday,was very good.?
[正]The book,which I bought yesterday,was very good.? ?
[析]先行词与定语从句被逗号分割开来时,即作为非限制性定语从句。在非限制性定语从句中 which,when,who,whom,where,when,whose 等都可以和限制性定语从句中的作用一样,而独有 that 不易用于非限制性定语从句。
[误]The dictionary which I lent it yesterday is a very useful tool.? ?
[正]The dictionary which I lent yesterday is a very useful tool.? ?