定語從句與後置定語

後置定語與定語從句

英語中的後置定語往往可以分為以下幾類，形容詞做後置定語，現在分詞做後置定語，過去分詞做後置定語，不定式作後置定語。而後置定語往往可以由定語從句演變而來，這種定語從句的關係詞往往是關係代詞在從句中充當主語。下面我們來逐一討論：

1. 現在分詞作後置定語

⑴Who is the girl dancing with your brother？（現在分詞作後置定語，表正在）可改寫成定語從句Who is the girl that is dancing with your brother？ The high building being built (=which is being built)there is meant for the old without children. It is expected to be finished in a year.(正在被建)

⑵Anyone touching the wire will get a shock.可以改成定語從句Anyone who touches the wire will get a shock.

2. 過去分詞做後置定語

The jewelry (which is) worn by the Indians was made of bones.

The spaceship (which was) called Shenzhou Ⅴ, was carrying China’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei. The Indians wearing (=who wore)jewelry (which）

was) made of bones greeted them warmly.

3. 不定時作後置定語

表示未發生或即將發生的`情況如

The project （which is）to be completed next month needs more people to help.（即將完成的）

There are more pains (which are)to come.(要來的)

Children who lived closest to the Fukushima-1 Nuclear Power Station were among the first to be tested.（the first，the last之後常用不定式作定語）

4. 形容詞作後置定語

She is an American girl interested in sports.

I am a person optimistic about everything hard in life