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课件网) Unit 8 Detective stories Period 3 Grammar 1 课时导入 2 课文呈现 3 考点精讲 4 单元 语法沙龙 5 课堂小结 They are popular among teenagers. They are popular novels. They are novels which/that are popular among teenagers. Grammar A. Defining relative clauses We use adjectives to describe someone or something. a short thin man useful information But when we need a sentence to describe someone or something, we use a relative clause. A detective is someone who looks for clues to something important. A defining relative clause describes the noun before it. We cannot take it out of a sentence because it contains important information. We can use who, which or that in defining relative clauses. We are asking anyone who saw anything unusual near Corn Street last night to contact us. We are now checking the scene for more clues which will help solve the case. The victim’s parents have offered a reward of 50, 000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the murderer. TIP If we take the defining relative clause out of a sentence, the sentence will not make much sense. A detective is someone. (×) More about the murder Millie is writing down some sentences about the murder case. Help her decide whether they contain defining relative clauses. Underline the defining relative clauses. 1. The young man mentioned that he was going to visit his parents after work. 2. The elderly couple were very sad to hear that their only son was murdered. ① 3. The police are now checking the scene for fingerprints and other clues that may help solve the case. 4. There was probably more than one person who had something to do with the murder. ② 5. A man who had blood on his shirt was seen running down Corn Street. 6. People hope that the police will catch the murderer soon. B. Relative pronouns Who, which and that can be used as relative pronouns. We use them to refer to people and/or things. TIP That and which refer to things. That is more usual than which. Relative pronoun People Things who √ which √ that √ √ We use relative pronouns to introduce relative clauses. The relative clause comes after the noun it refers to. So far, the only suspect is a short thin man who was seen running down Corn Street at 10 p.m. last night. Anyone who can provide useful information should contact the police. We are now checking the scene for more clues which will help solve the case. About detective stories B1. Simon and his friends are playing a game. Each person has to say something about detective stories. Use who, which or that to help them complete their sentences. Simon: Edgar Allan Poe was the man(1) _____ first wrote detective stories in English. that Millie: Japanese writers have written some great stories(2) _____ require readers to check every tiny detail for possible clues to the criminal cases. Daniel: Sherlock Holmes is a character (3) _____ was created by Arthur Conan Doyle as a master at solving crimes. Suz ... ...
