1.中文:那人问我他何时能到达车站。
(误)the man asked me that when he could reach the station.
(正)the man asked me when he could reach the station.(when可引导名词从句,不再使用that.)
2.中文:原因是他不知道如何去做。
(误)the reason is because he does not know how to do it.
(正)the reason is that he does not know how to do it.(because不能引导名词从句。)
3.中文:她写的信在桌子上。
(误)the letter is on the desk which she wrote.
(正)the letter which she wrote is on the desk.(定语从句通常紧跟在被修饰词后面。)
4.中文:她是几个通过考试的学生之一。
(误)she is one of the few students who has passed the exam.
(正)she is one of the few students who have passed the exam.(one of+复数名词+关系代词+复数动词。)
5.中文:圆窗户的建筑物是我们的教学大楼。
(误)the building which windows are round is our school building.
(正)the building whose windows are round is our school building.(windows是属于building的,用关系代词的所有格。)
6.中文:那是我们去年参观过的科学博物馆。
(误)that’s the science museum where we visited last year.
(正)that’s the science museum which we visited last year.(science museum是visited的宾语,要用关系代词which,而不能用关系副词where.)
7.中文:那是一本有蓝色封面的书。
(误)that is a book the cover of that is blue.
(正)that is a book the cover of which is blue.(关系代词的所有格用of which,不用of that.)
8.中文:他是我见过的最令人讨厌的讲演者。
(误)he is the most boring speaker who i have ever seen.
(正)he is the most boring speaker that i have ever seen.(先行词被形容词最高级或the only(唯一的),the same(同一的),the very(正是那个),all(全部),any(任何),no(无一),every(每一个),much(多),little(少),none(无一)等词修饰时,常用关系代词that,而不用who或which.)