14 where的用法 Track14
14 where的用法 Track14
（1） where引导定语从句，作状语，其前边的先行词必须是表示地点的名词，如place，house等。
a.Do you know any place where I can buy Clint's grammar book?
b.Do you know any place at which I can buy Clint's grammar book?
c.Do you know any place that I can buy Clint's grammar book?*
d.Do you know any place I can buy Clint's grammar book?*
e.This is the town where (= in which ) I spent my childhood.
f.This is the restaurant where I often have my breakfast.
g.— Since you work in the theater, can't you get me a free ticket now and then?
— Certainly if you bring me a few notes now and then from the bank where you work!
（2）注意：与when类似，并非凡是表示地点的名词作先行词，都得由where来引导定语从句，这需要看关系词在从句中充当的成分。若定语从句缺主语或宾语，要用which或that引导定语从句。
a.This is the town which I told you about before.
which作about的宾语。
b.The library where students often study was on fire last night.
c.The library, which was built in the 1930s, needs to be renovated.
d.I've never been to Beijing, but it's the place _________.
A. where I'd like to visit
B. in which I'd like to visit
C. I most want to visit
D. that I want to visit it most
正确答案：C。
分析：这句话的定语从句中的谓语visit缺宾语，因此填入的关系词要充当这一宾语，故关系词可为which或that，作宾语时可省去，所以选C。
（3） where的先行词可以是含有地点意义的抽象名词，如situation，point等。
a.Cheating is most likely in situations where the vital interests are high and the chances of getting caught are low.
如果利益重大而且被人发现的可能性又很小，在这种情况下，欺诈行为最有可能发生。
b.He has reached the point where a change is needed.
他已到了需要改弦易辙的地步。
c.The knee is the joint where the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.
d.We may encounter situations_________this principle cannot be applied.
A. where
B. which
C. what
D. as
正确答案：A。
分析：原句本来应是We may encounter situations which this principle cannot be applied to . 句末的介词通常要置于关系代词前边（关于“介词+关系代词”，见本章第四节），所以原句可改成：
We may encounter situations to which this principle cannot be applied .
进而变成：
We may encounter situations where this principle cannot be applied .
所以选A。
（4）区分where引导的地点状语从句和定语从句。
若是定语从句，则where前边必然有被修饰的地点名词；若where前边没有被修饰的名词则视为地点状语从句。请比较：
a.Do you know any place where I can buy Clint's grammar book?
b.Do you know any place at which I can buy Clint's grammar book?
c.Do you know any place that I can buy Clint's grammar book?*
d.Do you know any place I can buy Clint's grammar book?*
e.This is the town where (= in which ) I spent my childhood.
f.This is the restaurant where I often have my breakfast.
g.— Since you work in the theater, can't you get me a free ticket now and then?
— Certainly if you bring me a few notes now and then from the bank where you work!
（2）注意：与when类似，并非凡是表示地点的名词作先行词，都得由where来引导定语从句，这需要看关系词在从句中充当的成分。若定语从句缺主语或宾语，要用which或that引导定语从句。
a.This is the town which I told you about before.
which作about的宾语。
b.The library where students often study was on fire last night.
c.The library, which was built in the 1930s, needs to be renovated.
d.I've never been to Beijing, but it's the place _________.
A. where I'd like to visit
B. in which I'd like to visit
C. I most want to visit
D. that I want to visit it most
正确答案：C。
分析：这句话的定语从句中的谓语visit缺宾语，因此填入的关系词要充当这一宾语，故关系词可为which或that，作宾语时可省去，所以选C。
（3） where的先行词可以是含有地点意义的抽象名词，如situation，point等。
a.Cheating is most likely in situations where the vital interests are high and the chances of getting caught are low.
如果利益重大而且被人发现的可能性又很小，在这种情况下，欺诈行为最有可能发生。
b.He has reached the point where a change is needed.
他已到了需要改弦易辙的地步。
c.The knee is the joint where the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.
d.We may encounter situations_________this principle cannot be applied.
A. where
B. which
C. what
D. as
正确答案：A。
分析：原句本来应是We may encounter situations which this principle cannot be applied to . 句末的介词通常要置于关系代词前边（关于“介词+关系代词”，见本章第四节），所以原句可改成：
We may encounter situations to which this principle cannot be applied .
进而变成：
We may encounter situations where this principle cannot be applied .
所以选A。
（4）区分where引导的地点状语从句和定语从句。
若是定语从句，则where前边必然有被修饰的地点名词；若where前边没有被修饰的名词则视为地点状语从句。请比较：
需要注意的是：只有定语从句中的where才能转换成“介词+ which”的结构，而地点状语从句中的where不能。请比较：
a.Would you please put the book where it belongs? 请把书放回原处。
b.Would you please put the book to which it belongs? *
a句为where引导的地点状语从句，而非定语从句，因为where前的名词book不是表示地点，即where前面没有先行词。
