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Relative
clauses (3) - whose,
whom and where
(a)
Whose
Мы
употребляем whose
в уточняющих частях предложения
вместо his/her/their:
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we
saw some people
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their
car had broken down
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We
saw some people
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whose
car
had broken down.
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Чаще всего мы употребляем
whose,
когда говорим
о людях:
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A widow is a woman whose
husband is dead. (her
husband is dead)
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What's the name of the girl whose
car you borrowed? (you
borrowed her
car)
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The other day I met someone whose
brother I went to school with.
(I went to school
with his brother)
(b)
Употребление
whom
вместо who
возможно, когда оно выступает
дополнением
к глаголу в уточняющей
части предложения:
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The man whom
I wanted to see was
away on holiday.
(I wanted to see
him)
Вы также можете употреблять
whom
с предлогами (to/from/with
whom и
т.д.):
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The girl with
whom he fell in love left
him after a few weeks.
(he fell in love
with her)
Однако мы редко употребляем
whom.
В разговорном английском
who
и that
более предпочтительны. (Или
же Вы можете вообще опустить их):
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The man (who/that)
I wanted to see
...
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The girl (who/that)
he fell in love with
...
(c)
Where
Когда уточняющая часть
предложения говорит о местонахождении,
Вы можете употребить where:
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the
hotel - we stayed
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there
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The hotel
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where
we
stayed wasn't
very clean.
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I recently went back to the
town where I was born.
(или
`the town (that)
I was born in')
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I would like to live in a
country where there is plenty of sunshine.
(d)
Мы употребляем
that
(или опускаем его), когда
говорим the
day/the
year/the
time (и
т.д.):
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Do you still remember the
day (that)
we first met?
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The
last time (that)
I saw her,
she looked very well.
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I haven't seen them since the
year (that)
they got married.
(e)
Вы можете сказать
the
reason why something happens
или the
reason that something happens.
Вы также можете опустить
why
и that
в этих предложениях:
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The
reason (why/that)
I'm phoning you
is to invite you to a party.
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