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which/who ¹

核心问题

(1) Thomas Alva Edison is remembered chiefly as the man which invented the light bulb. (TOEFL)

(2) Mrs Swanson, a member of the social committee for the coming years, is the only woman AB\frac{A}{B} the BC\frac{B}{C}

which has a car. (TOEFL)

上面的两题均要求将 which 改为 who, 由此判断, 关系代词 which 是不能指人的名词的。但是下列句子如何解释?

His brother has become an engineer, which he wanted to be.

词典解答

对于初学者应当指出关系代词 which 一般是不能用来指人的。用 which 来指人是有条件的,见 which 7^{7}

练习题

请做下面的英语试题:

The Tartar chief controlsA\frac{\text{controls}}{\text{A}} a thousand men, all of whichB\frac{\text{which}}{\text{B}} must obey his orders inC\frac{\text{in}}{\text{C}} both war and

peace.D\frac{peace.}{D} (TOEFL)

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