What the hell is a relative pronoun?

什么是系代词？

Adjective clauses begin with relative pronouns, such as " that."

形容词从以系代词开头，如“that”。

Question 8. We can use " what" as a relative pronoun.

我们可以将“what”用作系代词。

So here is our adjective clause beginning with the relative pronoun whose.

所以这是我们的形容词性从以系代词 whose 开头。

As a relative pronoun, " what" means " the thing which" .

作为一个系代词，“what” 的意思等同于 “the thing which”。

A relative pronoun is used to connect a relative clause to the rest of a sentence.

系代词用来连接一个系从和子的其余部分。

Look at this picture, and complete the sentence with the correct relative pronoun.

看图，完成子，选择正确的系代词。

Okay, but what about in a sentence where " who" or " whom" works as a relative pronoun?

但是在一个 who 或 whom 作为系代词的子里呢？

Another common structure is relative clauses, using relative pronouns like who, which or what to link two clauses.

另一个常见的结构是系从，使用系代词，如“who”、“what”或“what”来连接两个从。

They use the relative pronouns " who" and " which" .

限定性定语从会用到系代词 “who” 和 “which”。

Look at these four sentences and tell me in which two the relative pronoun can be left out.

看这四个子，然后告诉我，哪两个子里的系代词可以省略。

" What" can be used as a relative pronoun to mean " the thing which" .

“What” 可以作为系代词，意思同 “the thing which”。

The most common relative pronouns are " who" , " whom" , " whose" , " which" , " that" .

最常见的系代词是" who" 、" whom" 、" whose" 、" which" 、" that" 。

In addition to " who" , " that" and " which" , the relative pronoun " whose" can also be used.

除了 “who”，“that” 和 “which”，系代词 “whose” 也是可以用的。

Relative pronouns are used to introduce relative clauses.

系代词用于介绍系从。

You always use relative pronouns, right?

你总是用系代词，对吧？

Despite being a relative pronoun, it must be followed by a noun.

尽管它是一个系代词，但是后面必须接一个名词。

He joins these 2 sentences together with a relative pronoun.

他用系代词将这两个子连接在一起。

So what are some relative pronouns in adjective clauses?

那么形容词从中有哪些系代词呢？

If it appears before the relative pronoun, the sentence is more formal.

如果它出现在系代词前面，这个子就比较正式。