崔維斯的英文教室 Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal, there is no secure direction; without a direction, there is no life. － Tolstoy 理想是燈塔。沒有理想，就沒有可靠的方向；而沒有方向，何來人生。 － [俄] 托爾斯泰 The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. － Goethe 人生重要的是要有遠大的目標，並有決心去實踐它。 － [德] 歌德

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1. A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
2. An independent clause is a complete sentence. It contains the main subject and verb of a sentence. (It is also called “a main clause.”)
3. A dependent clause is NOT a complete sentence. It must be connected to an independent clause.
4. An adjective clause is a dependent clause that modifies a noun. It describes, identifies, or gives further information about a noun. (An adjective clause is also called “a relative clause.”)
5. An adjective clause uses pronouns to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause. The adjective clause pronouns are who, whom, which, that, and whose. (Adjective clause pronouns are also called “relative pronouns.”)
6. Who/ Whom = used for people ; Which = used for things ; That = used for both people and things
7. An adjective clause closely follows the noun it modifies.



A. with Relative Pronoun

1. This is the woman who killed Mary.
2. The house which was burned down last night was Cecilia's.
3. Children whose parents are dead are called orphans.



B. with Relative Adverb

1. They don’t know the exact time when she will leave.
2. I went to see the place where she lived.
3. She will tell you the reason why she didn’t come.



C. Restricted Use

1. A man who / whom I had never seen before came to see me.
2. The women who know how to dance are invited.



D. Non-restricted Use

1. Kevin, whose house was burned down last night, is upset.
2. The women, who know how to dance, are invited.



E. Prepositional Relative Use

1. The man to whom I talked last night is a doctor.
2. This is the house in which she was born.



F. Indefinite Relative Clause

1. You can give it to whoever wants it.
2. You may take whichever you like.
3. Whatever you say now will be recorded.





1. 天助自助者。
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2. 敬人者，人恆敬之。
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3. 這是我小時候居住的小鎮。
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4. 我們需要能培養強健心智與健康體魄的活動。
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