Who serve you?
The man (who is) standing behind the counter (served me).
Who served you?
The woman (who is) standing behind the counter.
Who is making all that noise?
The men (who are) repairing the road (are making all that noise).
I served him yesterday.
He is the man who(m)/that I served yesterday.
Exercises P252
Examples
This is the ship on which I travelled.
1 She is the woman I drove to London.
2 That's the film I saw.
3 That's the man I spoke to.
That's the man to whom I spoke.
4 They are the thieves the police caught.
5 These are the letters I typed.
6 These are the people you ask me about.
These are the people about whom you ask me.
B Examples
1 Which man? That man?
Yes, that's the man I saw yesterday.
2 Which car? That car?
Yes, that's the car I repaired yesterday.
3 Which woman? That woman?
Yes, that's the woman I drove to London yesterday.
4 Which umbrella? That umbrella?
Yes, that's the umbrella I bought yesterday.
5 Which medicine? That Medicine?
Yes, that's the Medicine I took yesterday.
6 Which man? That man?
Yes, that's the man I invited to my house yesterday.
C Examples
This is the film about which you told me.
1 This is the village I wrote to you about.
This is the village about which I wrote to you.
2 He is the person I have heard about.
He is the person about whom I have heard.
3 This is the test I spoke to you about.
This is the test about which I spoke to you.
4 She is the woman I read about.
She is the woman about whom I read.
5 This is something new I haven't thought about.
This is something new about which I haven't thought.
一般情況下,形容詞修飾名詞是放在名詞的前邊,而修飾不定代詞時,則放在不定代詞的后邊。
6 This is something I must decide about.
This is something about which I must decide.