Unit 90
Relative clauses (3) - whose, whom and where
(a) Whose
Мы употребляем whose в уточняющих частях
предложения вместо his/her/their:
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we saw some people |
their |
car had broken down | ||
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We saw some people |
whose |
car had broken down. | ||
Чаще всего мы употребляем whose, когда
говорим о людях:
- A widow is a woman whose husband is dead. (her husband is dead)
- What's the name of the girl whose car you borrowed? (you borrowed
her car)
- The other day I met someone whose brother I went to school with.
(I went to school with his brother)
(b) Употребление whom вместо who возможно, когда
оно выступает дополнением к глаголу в
уточняющей части предложения (как в
предложениях Unit 89):
- The man whom I wanted to see was away on holiday.
(I wanted to see him)
Вы также можете употреблять whom с предлогами
(to/from/with whom и т.д.):
- The girl with whom he fell in love left him after a few weeks. (he
fell in love with her)
Однако мы редко употребляем whom. В разговорном
английском who и that более предпочтительны.
(Или же Вы можете вообще опустить их
- см.Unit 89):
- The man (who/that) I wanted to see ...
- The girl (who/that) he fell in love with ...
О whom см. также Unit 91 и Unit 92.
(c) Where
Когда уточняющая часть предложения говорит о
местонахождении, Вы можете употребить where:
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the hotel - we stayed |
there |
- wasn't very clean | ||
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- The hotel |
where |
we stayed wasn't very clean. | ||
- I recently went back to the town where I was born. (или `the town
(that) I was born in')
- I would like to live in a country where there is plenty of sunshine.
(d) Мы употребляем that (или опускаем его), когда
говорим the day/the year/the time (и т.д.):
- Do you still remember the day (that) we first met?
- The last time (that) I saw her, she looked very well.
- I haven't seen them since the year (that) they got married.
(e) Вы можете сказать the reason why something
happens или the reason that something happens.
Вы также можете опустить why и that в этих
предложениях:
- The reason (why/that) I'm phoning you is to invite you to a party.