作后置定语的短语及非谓语动词的归类

作后置定语的短语及非谓语动词的归类

一、作后置定语的短语源自于原定语从句。

A、形容词短语

A problem (which/that is) difficult to solve.

Hard to work out.

Easy to handle.

An actor (who/that is) famous for his fine acting.

As Master.

To us all.

A rich man (who/that is) content/satisfied/pleased with what he has.

A king (who/that is ) proud of his success.=(taking pride in his success.)

The student (who/that is ) anxious to keep up with others.

A school (which/that is ) far away from here.

The house (which/that is ) different from ours.

The word (which/that is ) common to most languages.

Something (that is) wrong with the watch.(=the matter / the trouble with the watch.) The teacher (who/that is ) responsible for the class.(=in charge of the class.)

A basket (which/that is ) full of eggs.(=filled with eggs.)

A boy (who/that is) eager to go.(=anxious to go.)

A man (who/that is) ready to die for justice.

A man (who/that is ) afraid of making enemies.(=afraid to make enemies.)

Books (which/that are) easy to digest.

A state (which/that is) similar to mine.

An opinion (which/that is) contrary to ours.

A man (who/that is) often forgetful his promise.

Customs (which/that is) peculiar to Japanese.

A condition (which/that is) unfavourable to the enterprise.

A girl (who/that is) ashamed of playing so badly.

A city (which/that is) well-known for its hot spring.

B、介词短语

a man (who/that is ) of honour.(= an honoured man.= an honorable man )

a mountain (which /that is ) of great height (= a very high mountain)

a matter (which/that is ) of no importance (= an unimportant matter)

a child (who/that is ) without home (= a homeless child)

the man (who/that is ) at the door.

The book (which/that is) on the desk.

The shop (which/that is ) opposite the post office.

A man (who/that is) with curly hair.

A specialist in chest disease.

Anxiety about your safety.

Satisfaction with your work

Interest in your study

Ideas behind the times

The man in charge

No thought about getting married

No trouble about smoking

A lecture about smoking

His dream about becoming rich

A proposal about building a bridge

The news at home and abroad

Concern at hearing the news

Disappoint at not having received an invitation

Pride at meeting Tom again

Excitement at hearing the word

The reason for doing it

Medicine for curing fools

C、名词词组和副词词组等

a desk (which/that is ) two metres in wide

the place (which/that is to the ) east of China

children as young as seven

people more than sixty

the men over there

D、后置和前置问题

有些形容词作定语时必须后置

what else/more do you want to say?= Is there anything else/more you want to say?

Nothing else/more.

Anywhere quiet.

有些形容词作定语时可后置也可前置

I have enough money to buy the car.

=I have money enough to buy the car.

I have just come from the nearby village.

=I have just come from the village nearby.

Do you see the opposite house?

=Do you see the house opposite?