whose引导定语从句只能指人吗

01. Cohen, ______ contract expires next week, is likely to move to play for a European club.

A. his

B. whose

C. of him

D. with whom

02. There was a picture in the paper of a man ______ leg had been blown off.

A. which

B. of which

C. that

D. whose

03. They meet in an old house, ______ basement has been converted into a chapel.

A. which

B. of which

C. that

D. whose

04. Fraud detectives are investigating the company, three of ______ senior executives have al ready been arrested.

A. them

B. who

C. whom

D. these

05. Solar energy is an idea ______ time has come.

A. what

B. which

C. its

D. whose

06. The police are investigating(调查) the company, three of ______ senior executives have a lready been arrested.

A. what

B. their

C. which

D. whose

07. Help is needed for families ______ houses were destroyed in the earthquake.

A. that

B. which

C. their

D. whose

08. The factory, ________ workers are all women, is closed for part of the school holidays.

A. what

B. when

C. which

D. whose

09. The woman _______ umbrella you took is very angry about it.

A. who

B. whose

C. her

D. which

【答案与解析】

01. B。his是物主代词，不是关系代词，不能引导定语从句，所以不能选；在其余三个选项中，只有whose能用于名词前作定语，故选B。

02. D。在四个选项中，只有which和whose能用于名词前作定语，故可排除B和C。而关系代词which和whose用于名词前作定语的区别是：which具有that或this的语义特征，而whose则具有one’s的语义特征。

03. D。在所给的四个关系代词中，只有which和whose能用于名词前作定语，故可排除B和C。而关系代词which和whose用于名词前作定语的区别是：which具有that或this 的语义特征，而whose则具有one’s的语义特征。

04. C。由于两个句子之间没有并列连词，所以不能选A或D；又因为是用于介词of 之后作宾语，所以要用宾格whom，不用who。又如：The lorry crashed into a queue of peopl

e, several of whom had to have hospital treatment. 卡车冲进了一队人之中，其中有几个不得不

住院治疗。

05.—09.答案均为D。引导定语从句且在定语从句中作定语的，有两个关系代词可以用，一个是whose，一个是which。其中whose相当于one’s的意义，which相当于this或t

hat的意思。

whose引导定语从句只能指人吗大家知道，关系代词who只用于指人，不用于指物。我们是不是可以推出，关系代词whose也只用于指人不用于指物呢？不能！事实上，用作关系代词的whose既可用于指人，也可用于指物，同时还可以指动物，它在定语从句中用作定语，修饰其后的名词。

一、指人的用法

The boys whose names were called stood up. 叫到名字的男孩们站了起来。

The film is about a spy whose wife betrays him. 电影讲的是一个被他妻子出卖的间谍。

He was an officer whose career meant everything to him. 他是一名军旅生涯对他来说就是一切的军官。

The girl whose work got the prize is the youngest in her class. 作品获奖的那个女孩是她班上年纪最小的。

除引导限制性定语从句外，也可引导非限制性定语从句。如：

Chopin, whose works are world famous, composed some of his music in this room. 肖邦的作品是世界知名的，有些乐曲就是在这个房间里谱写的。

We went with Peter, whose car broke down before we were halfway there. 我们和彼得一起去的，但是还没走到半路他的车子就抛了锚。

Ann, whose children are at school all day, is trying to get a job. 安的孩子们整天都在学校，所以她在想办法找份工作。

二、指物的用法

The house whose windows are broken is unoccupied. 那个窗户破了的房子没人住。

I’d like a room whose window looks out over the sea. 我想要一个窗户面临大海的房间。

除引导限制性定语从句外，也可引导非限制性定语从句。如：

His house, whose windows were all broken, was a depressing sight. 他的房子窗户无一完好，一派令人心酸的景象。

三、指动物的用法