能用what引导定语从句吗
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He told me all?____ he had seen there.

A.that B.which C.what D.when

此题应选A.容易误选C.这里的B(which),D(when)比较好排除.

选项B错,因为当先行词为不定代词all,little,much等时,要用关系代词that,不用which.

选项D错,因为它是关系副词,只能在定语从句中作状语,而这里的定语从句缺宾语(即seen缺宾语),所以不能选D.

至于选项C(what),是考生最容易出错的,这是因为考生在平时的阅读中,经常可以见到类似这样的句子:

He told me all he had seen there.

He told me what he had seen there.

由于没有完全理解,结果将以上两类句型混在一起.

选项C错的原因在于what不是关系词,所以它不能引导定语从句.但值得注意的是:what有时相当于“名词(先行词) +关系代词”:

他把一切都给了我.

正:He gave me what he had.

正:He gave me everything that he had.

这就是你要的东西.

正:This is what you want.

正:This is the thing that you want.

以上实例告诉我们,what有时相当于“先行词 +关系代词”,同时这也告诉我们,这样用的what前不能再有先行词(即:what 不能引导定语从句).