有这样一道考查定语从句关系词的考题:
The 19-year-old will be appearing in court on Thursday _______ she will face criminal charges.
A. when B. where C. what D. why
参考答案是where。但为什么不能选 when 呢?请专家老师解释一下,谢谢!
此题选when和where都可以,但意思不同:
若关系副词when,则它修饰的先行词是Thursday。此时的句意为:
The 19-year-old will be appearing incourt on Thursday when she will face criminal charges. 这位19岁的少女将于周四出庭,到时她将面临刑事指控。
若关系副词where,则它修饰的先行词是court。此时的句意为:
The 19-year-old will be appearing incourt on Thursday where she will face criminal charges. 这位19岁的少女将于周四出庭,在法庭上她将面临刑事指控。
1. 若用where,where是关系副词,引导定语从句,不宜理解为引导地点状语从句,因为where引导地点状语从句,它则表示主句谓语动词发生的“地点”,本句显然不是。(另外,where引导地点状语从句时,表示“在……的地方)。
2. 若用when,where也是关系副词,引导定语从句,其用法与下面一句差不多:
I’ve got a window on Friday when I could see you. 我星期五有空,到时我来看你。(《麦克米伦高阶美语词典》)
我觉得网友cgsbzdwy有一定道理。此题我也觉得不宜选when。如果按照刘老师的看法选when,我想就最好使用非限制性定语从句,比如改为:
The 19-year-old will be appearing in court on Thursday, when (= on which 或 and on Thursday) she will face criminal charges. 这位19岁的少女将于周四出庭,到时她将面临刑事指控。
又如:
He should come on Sunday, when (=and on Sunday / on which) I shall be free to meet him.
We are waiting for New Year’s Day, when (=and on New Year’s Day / on which) we children shall have new clothes to wear.