whose, of whom與of which
1. 關(guān)系代詞 whose,引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句時(shí),既可指人,又可指物,在從句中只能作定語(yǔ);of whom 只能指人;of which 只能指物,有時(shí) whose 可以與 of whom 和 of which 互換使用。如:
The girl whose hair is golden is from England. 頭發(fā)金色的那個(gè)女孩是英國(guó)人。
The house whose doors are green is an office building. 門是綠色的那座房子是辦公樓。
2. “介詞 + whose +名詞” 引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。如:
I love my motherland, for whose good future I will work hard. 我愛我的祖國(guó),為了她美好的未來(lái)我要努力工作。
3. 在下列情況下,一般只用 of whom 和 of which。
(1) 定語(yǔ)從句的主語(yǔ)是 few, little, some, most, many, much等時(shí),一般只用of whom和of which。
In the room are lots of people, many of whom I don't know. 房間里有很多人,很多人我不認(rèn)識(shí)。
He has a lot of story-books, a few of which I have never read. 他有很多故事書,有幾本故事書我還從未看過(guò)。
(2) 定語(yǔ)從句的主語(yǔ)是數(shù)詞、形容詞的最高級(jí)時(shí),一般只用of whom和of which。如:(from www.yingyuyufa.com)
The old man has three children, two of whom are college students and one of whom is a manager. 那個(gè)老人有三個(gè)小孩,其中兩個(gè)是大學(xué)生,另一個(gè)是經(jīng)理。
(3) 定語(yǔ)從句的主語(yǔ)是all, none, both, neither, each等不定代詞時(shí),一般只用of whom和of which。如:
There are fifty students in our class, all of whom are working hard. 我們班有五十個(gè)學(xué)生,所有這五十個(gè)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)都刻苦。
He planted two trees last year, both of which are growing well. 去年他栽了兩棵樹,這兩棵樹都長(zhǎng)得好。
(4) 在定語(yǔ)從句中作表語(yǔ)的定語(yǔ)時(shí),一般只用of whom和of which。如:
He has three brothers, of whom Li Lei is the youngest one. 它有三兄弟,李蕾是他們中最小的一個(gè)。
There are many countries in Asia, of which China is the largest one. 亞洲有很多國(guó)家,中國(guó)是最大的一個(gè)。